Good News for North Carolina’s Critically Endangered Red Wolves – PBS North Carolina

The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service’s Red Wolf Recovery Program reports that a new litter of wolf pups has been born to what is known as the Milltail family pack on the Alligator River National Wildlife Refuge in eastern North Carolina. It’s the second year in a row that wild red wolf breeding pair “2225F” (female) […]

'Wolf-type animals' roaming Preston streets caught by police – BBC

Three "wolf-type animals" that were roaming the streets of Lancashire have been tracked down and caught by police.Lancashire officers said they were called at about 16:15 GMT on Thursday to reports of the animals walking around the Station Lane area of Preston. Officers, including specially trained dog handlers, captured the three canines and took them […]

Must See! Cold Spring Taxidermy House For Sale AGAIN – 98.1 – Minnesota's New Country

Listen, I'm all about rockin' a good deer head on the wall every once-in-awhile. But, this is just so over the top. This would be the perfect home for the hunting enthusiast in your life. A massive house decked out with hundreds of taxidermy animals is for sale in Cold Spring. You just have to see […]

The paradox of balancing conservation efforts for Himalayan wolves and snow leopards (commentary) – news.mongabay.com

If you liked this story, share it with other people.The Himalayan wolf (Canis lupus chanco) and snow leopard (Panthera uncia) are apex predators in alpine ecosystems. By controlling the numbers of meso-predators and herbivores, these top predators can have cascading effects on plant and animal species at different trophic levels. Their predation activities create intricate […]

Taxidermy art alive and well in Wasilla – Mat-Su Valley Frontiersman

By Jeremiah Bartz Frontiersman.com A football coach using a hockey reference as the centerpiece for his keynote address may Frontiersman.com With its headquarters in Wasilla, the Frontiersman has been a primary source of news for the Matanuska-Susitna By Katie Stavick Frontiersman.com The next generation of leaders took flight this week as the Houston High School […]

Our dogs' diversity can be traced back to the Stone Age – BBC

If you, like me, have a spoiled, lazy dog that enjoys cheese flavoured treats, the fact that your pet's ancestors were wild predators can seem unfathomable.But a major new study suggests their physical transformation from wolf to sofa-hogging furball began in the Middle Stone Age, much earlier than we previously thought."When you see a Chihuahua […]