The Mexican gray wolf was on the verge of extinction in the 1970s. To save the iconic predators, biologists and a Texas trapper joined forces on an ambitious plan that continues today. Mexican gray ...

This time of year, the sound of a wolf howl piercing the night can really send shivers up your spine. But that call of the wild isn’t meant to scare you; it’s actually a message to other wolves.

Howling is loudest when a close companion is taken away, study shows. Sept. 1, 2013— -- The most ferocious predator in the forest, despised by cattle ranchers and feared by humans and nearly ...

Of all the myths that dog the wolf, none is more widely accepted than the idea that wolves howl at the moon. Images of wolves with their heads upturned, singing at the night sky, are as unquestioned ...

Colorado’s new wolves are important to the future of packs across the US. They’re also very cool on camera. Colorado’s new wolves are important to the future of packs across the US. They’re also very ...

A litter of weeks-old red wolf pups learned to howl together and it was all captured on video. The Great Plains Zoo in Sioux Falls, South Dakota, welcomed six red wolf pups on May 4. The litter ...

Running into a wolf might send shivers down you spine, but their babies are a whole other story. They're so cute! It's hard to imagine that these little guys grow up to be sort of ferocious.

If there were ever a good excuse to howl at the moon, it’s the next full moon on Thursday, January 25. (Seriously, it's literally called the Wolf Moon.) Wolves howl this time of year, hence the ...