Gray Wolf

Famous Wandering Lone Wolf Has First Encounter With People

AP | JEFF BARNARD | Posted 05.10.2012

GRANTS PASS, Ore. (AP) — A young male wolf from Oregon that has won worldwide fame while trekking across mountains, deserts and highways looking for...

Idaho Wolf Management Off the Rails

Noah Greenwald | Posted 04.11.2012

Noah Greenwald

Wolves in Idaho deserve better. After being nearly wiped out of the West, it's taken a national effort to return these incredible predators to the landscape.

It's Time to Return Wolves to the West Coast

Noah Greenwald | Posted 04.30.2012

Noah Greenwald

Nearly 60 wolves have moved into Oregon and Washington in recent years. And, in late December, one of those wolves made its way into northern California -- sparking new hopes that wolves may eventually recolonize some of their historic habitat in the Golden State.

Missing Species Returns To CA After 80 Years

AP | Posted 02.29.2012

SAN FRANCISCO -- A lone gray wolf has wandered across the Oregon border into California in what wildlife officials hailed Thursday as the historic ret...

Will Gray Wolves Have To Fend For Themselves?

AP | JOHN FLESHER and MATTHEW BROWN | Posted 02.20.2012

ATLANTA, Mich. — After devoting four decades and tens of millions of dollars to saving the gray wolf, the federal government wants to get out of...

Over 150 Wolves Shot Since August In Northern Rockies

AP | NOAKI SCHWARTZ and MATTHEW BROWN | Posted 01.08.2012

PASADENA, Calif. — Wildlife advocates appeared in federal court Tuesday seeking to stop gray wolf hunts that are already well under way in the N...

Commentary on Comments: Wolves, Pipelines, and Dams, Oh My

Bill Chameides | Posted 11.26.2011

Bill Chameides

Everyone has something to say about something these days, on blogs, Twitter and Facebook. All fine and dandy. But there's another way to get heard: by putting your two cents on the record through what's known as the public comment period.

Feds Plan To Remove Gray Wolf From Endangered List

AP | Posted 05.25.2011

TRAVERSE CITY, Mich. — The federal government is planning another attempt to remove gray wolves in the Great Lakes region from the endangered sp...

What Does This Election Mean for Endangered Species?

Leda Huta | Posted 05.25.2011

Leda Huta

Politicians now use endangered species to score cheap political points, scapegoating wildlife protections for complex problems.

Wolves Win: Federal Court Reinstates Protections

Wayne Pacelle | Posted 05.25.2011

Wayne Pacelle

It's been a big week for canines. I announced on the blog yesterday that the puppy mill initiative we're promoting with partner organizations had qual...

Endangered Species Day: Colorado's Threatened Animals (PHOTOS)

Posted 05.25.2011

To honor Endangered Species Day, we thought we'd assemble a list of some of Colorado's threatened animals. In addition to the usual suspects--gray wo...

A Broken Promise Jeopardizes America's Wildlife Conservation Legacy

Jamie Rappaport Clark | Posted 05.25.2011

Jamie Rappaport Clark

Sec. Salazar's legal sleight of hand is in direct contrast to Obama's pledge to restore scientific integrity to decisions about endangered-species conservation.