In Ladakh, Himalayan wolves are increasingly breeding with feral dogs, giving rise to a new animal known as khipshang that could injure humans and outcompete other carnivores ...

Researchers studying thousands of canine genomes discovered that wolf DNA is still present in most dog breeds. This ancient genetic influence shows up in traits like body size, behavior, and ...

Somewhere in the northern Rockies, a young gray wolf without a pack or a territory is threading its way through a narrow band ...

Rising hybrid numbers: Wolf-dog hybrids are appearing more often in the US and Europe, combining traits that make them efficient hunters and less wary of humans. Monitoring blind spots: Current ...

Here’s what you’ll learn when you read this story: There are wolves that look like dogs, and dogs that appear suspiciously like wolves. For most, this is just a symptom of the fact that dogs are ...

Although wolf-canine interbreeding has been considered extremely rare, the latest research shows that many present-day canines carry a small amount of wolf genes. A surprising study reveals that there ...

Most modern dog breeds have small amounts of wolf ancestry from long after dogs were domesticated, according to a new study. The wolf DNA isn't left over from when dogs and wolves diverged; instead, ...

The oldest dog genomes on record all come from a population that lived alongside Ice Age hunter-gatherers across Europe and the Middle East. The remains, from the United Kingdom, Switzerland and ...

Mountain lions are thriving in Northern California, prompting fears. Should it be easier to harass or kill them?