News articles tagged with 'wolves'
Wolf reintroduction proposed in Scottish Highland test case
— 20 Jul 2009 17:34 | BiologyResearchers are proposing in a new report that a major experiment be conducted to reintroduce wolves to a test site in the Scottish Highlands, to help control the populations and behaviour... — full story
Greater Yellowstone elk-wolf study shows elk having fewer calves due to changes in nutrition
— 17 Jul 2009 17:50 | EnvironmentWolves have caused elk in the Greater Yellowstone Ecosystem to change their behaviour and foraging habits so much so that herds are having fewer calves, mainly due to changes in their... — full story
Wolves would rather eat salmon
— 4 Sep 2008 17:11 | BiologyAlthough most people imagine wolves chasing deer and other hoofed animals, new research suggests that, when they can, wolves actually prefer fishing to hunting. The study, published... — full story
Predator's bones beat trees as markers for environmental change
— 15 Aug 2008 13:44 | EnvironmentTo track atmospheric change caused by human activity, researchers have long studied a variety of materials, from tree rings to air trapped in glacial ice. A problem has been 'noise'... — full story
Are wolves the pronghorn's best friend?
— 5 Mar 2008 14:05 | BiologyAs western states debate removing the grey wolf from protection under the Endangered Species Act, a new study by the Wildlife Conservation Society cautions that doing so may result... — full story
Celebrating 50 years of wolf-moose research
— 17 Oct 2007 14:24 | BiologyScientists have been studying the interactions and interdependence of wolves and moose at Michigan's Isle Royale National Park for nearly half a century. As Wolf Awareness Week approaches,... — full story
Who is afraid of the big, bad wolf? ...Coyotes
— 11 Sep 2007 16:46 | EnvironmentWhile the wily coyote reigns as top dog in much of the country, it leads a nervous existence wherever it coexists with its larger relative, the wolf, according to a new study from the... — full story
Bones beat trees as markers for environmental change
— 16 Aug 2007 13:40 | Geology and palaeontologyEnvironmental change in the Earth's atmosphere is clearly writ in the bones of wolves, scientists from Michigan Technological University have discovered. To track atmospheric change... — full story
Presence of wolves allows aspen recovery in Yellowstone
— 27 Jul 2007 00:01 | EnvironmentThe wolves are back, and for the first time in more than 50 years, young aspen trees are growing again in the northern range of Yellowstone National Park. The findings of a new study,... — full story
Wolves of Alaska became extinct 12.000 years ago
— 5 Jul 2007 02:32 | Geology and palaeontologyThe ancient grey wolves of Alaska became extinct some 12.000 years ago, and the wolves in Alaska today are not their descendants but a different subspecies, an international team of... — full story