Wolves, being apex predators, have always captivated and intimidated people. Some species and subspecies stand out because of their sheer size, strength, and predatory tendencies. These dangerous ...

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 ...

SITKA, Alaska— The Center for Biological Diversity, Alaska Rainforest Defenders and Defenders of Wildlife petitioned the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service today to give Endangered Species Act protections ...

It is home to a thriving population of wolves, with scientists estimating as many as 11,000 of the animals roam the vast untrammeled territory of Alaska and Northwestern Canada. But human-wolf ...

The smallest gray wolf subspecies in North America, the Mexican gray wolf is also one of the rarest and most imperiled mammals on the continent. The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (and its predecessor ...

Gray wolves (Canis lupus, Figure 4) once roamed the western portions of North America from Alaska to Mexico ... government began eradicating the wolf population. Bounty programs that continued ...

There, he saw the last known gray wolf in California ... in the wild — one a woman jogging in 2010 near Chignik Lake, Alaska, ...

The dog, Canis familiaris, is a direct descendent of the gray wolf, Canis lupus: In other words, dogs as we know them are domesticated wolves. Not only their behavior changed; domestic dogs are ...

20 x 16 in. (50.8 x 40.6 cm.) "Acquired from the J. Cacciola Galleries" on label, verso.Provenance: Collection of Steve and Dolly Draizin, Stamford, Connecticut acquired from the J. Cacciola Galleries ...

Maybe we can't wrap our minds around both the big bad wolf and the close relative with the adoring gaze that follows us around the house. Or maybe it's because gray wolves are the planet's most ...

Turkish footballer Merih Demiral's celebration at the European Championships, in which he formed the shape of a wolf's head with his fingers, known as grey wolf sign in Turkish culture ...

Explore America and discover people, places, art, history, and other items related to Alaska in the Smithsonian's growing digitized collections. Held in trust for the American people, the ...