Long before agriculture or permanent villages, humans began forming lasting relationships with certain animal species. The ...

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 ...

Wolves are apex predators that shape entire ecosystems through their presence alone, acting as ecosystem engineers that ...

When Montana and Idaho held their first regulated wolf hunts in 2009, one of their stated goals was to reduce pressure on ranchers. Rebounding wolf populations were killing livestock. Fewer wolves, ...

Over this time, wolves have had to endure numerous changes in the planet’s climate. The cycles of the Ice Ages repeatedly changed their habitat and available prey, providing an insight into how modern ...