Five new pups at Durham museum are a lifeline for world’s rarest wolf in the wild

The birth of the Red Wolf pups is a celebration for the museum in their decades-long efforts to save the animal from ...
KJZZ

Wild Mexican gray wolves have a lack of genetic diversity. Expert says clock is ticking to fix it

Last month, Mexican gray wolves hit another important milestone in the effort to reintroduce them in the wild across the ...
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With fewer than 30 left in the wild, red wolves get a cloning lifeline

The "de-extinction" effort could give recovery programs an important new tool.
Center for Biological Diversity

Captured Mexican Gray Wolf Asha Released With Mate, Pups in New Mexico

SILVER CITY, N.M.— The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service today released into the wild an endangered Mexican gray wolf called Asha, along with her mate and pups. Asha was featured in National Geographic ...
Smithsonian Magazine

Nearly Half of Italy’s Wolves Are Part Dog Now, Thanks to Hybridization. Is That a Threat to the Species?

Wolf-dog hybrids are growing far more common in Italy, raising scientists’ concerns for the future of the wolves ...
AOL

A Stray Dog Bred With a Wild Wolf—and Created a Staggering Hybrid

Here’s what you’ll learn when you read this story: There are wolves that look like dogs, and dogs that appear suspiciously like wolves. For most, this is just a symptom of the fact that dogs are ...

A Gorilla Has Size. A Wolf Has Speed. Which One Wins?

When thinking of incredible animals, the gorilla and wolf may be two that come to mind. After all, the world’s largest ...