Ranchers Jay and Chyenne Smith raise Black Angus cattle near the tiny town of Carmen, Idaho. The ranch is located just over the ridge from one of the original sites of wolf reintroduction, and the ...

SIERRA VALLEY, Calif. — Standing among his cattle in a broad green pasture, beneath a brilliant blue sky about an hour north of Lake Tahoe, rancher Dan Greenwood surveyed the idyllic landscape and ...

By Spoorthy Raman This is the fourth part of Mongabay’s series on the expanding wolf population in California. Read Part 1, ...

U.S. biologists reintroduced wolves in 1995 after decades of eradication efforts. Wolf reintroduction met fierce opposition from ranchers, politicians and hunters. Carter’s Hope became the first ...

Rising wolf populations spark livestock attacks and public safety concerns in rural CA. Five counties declared emergencies; officials urge easing protections on wolves. Researchers link wolves to calf ...

PESCASEROLLI, Italy — On Sept. 1, 2022, under an almost-full moon, a male wolf slipped into a paddock in the hamlet of Burgdorf-Beinhorn in Germany. He was following the scent of Dolly, a sweet ...

After nearly a century’s absence, gray wolves continue to recolonize California, bringing changes and challenges to the state and its inhabitants. Ongoing research and monitoring programs are helping ...