Prehistoric wolf remains found on a Baltic island suggest that humans cared for wolves thousands of years before dogs fully emerged, according to a new study. Archaeologists found the remains, dated ...

In May 2025, the European Parliament changed the status of wolves in the EU from “strictly protected” to “protected,” which opened the way for its member states to allow hunting under certain ...

Now that wolf populations are returning to Europe's forests after centuries of being hunted to near extinction, wildlife researchers are asking: Are these predators starting to lose their fear of ...

As wolves return to parts of their historical ranges in Europe and North America, there’s growing concern that the predators are becoming less fearful of people. But a recent study from Poland shows ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. GrrlScientist writes about evolution, ecology, behavior and health. Wolf bones unearthed on a tiny island in the Baltic Sea were ...

Researchers found that the predatory canines were far more likely to flee recordings of human voices than they were to run away from other sounds. By Lesley Evans Ogden Lesley Evans Ogden previously ...

Introduction: The beginnings -- 1. The spaniels of San Marcos : what is a dog and who cares? -- 2. Cooperation between species -- 3. Homo canis : why humans are different than all other primates -- 4.