The red wolf, which lives in the Southern U.S., and the eastern wolf, now found primarily in central Ontario, are in fact coyote and gray wolf hybrids, the authors say.

In an appropriations bill passed in March, Congress directed the USFWS to obtain an independent assessment on the taxonomic status of the red wolf and the Mexican gray wolf—both of which are listed as ...

The existence, or not, of the eastern wolf as a distinct species has become a battleground in the fight to reintroduce the grey wolf to larger areas of the US ...

The gray wolf, also known as the timber wolf or the western wolf, is a canid native to the wilderness and remote areas of North America, Eurasia, and North Africa. It is the largest extant member ...

The gray wolf, or Canis lupis, once roamed freely throughout much of the U.S. but was extirpated from most of the lower 48 states by the 20th century, according to the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service.

It’s a historic year for many reasons, and—if you haven’t already—you can add the gray wolf to that list. 2020 marks 25 years since they were reintroduced to Yellowstone, the success of ...

The U.S. gray wolf population has slowly rebounded since the wolves were listed under the Endangered Species Act in the 1970s, but their foothold in many parts of the country remains feeble.

At the end of 2023, Oregon’s gray wolf population stood at 178 wolves, noted the “Oregon Wolf Conservation and Management 2023 Annual Report.” That year the state counted 36 deaths of gray ...