A new study finds that Gulf Coast coyotes are preserving red wolf genetic ancestry, aided by unexpectedly high survival rates ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. I write about biodiversity and the hidden quirks of the natural world. From their wolf ancestors to today’s sweet, loyal ...

Many dog owners may not be surprised to learn that most dogs still carry some wolf DNA in their genomes. Domestication has changed dogs dramatically from their wolf ancestors, but most do still have ...

Most pet dogs carry a little wolf inside them; tiny snippets of wolf DNA that slipped into dog genomes after domestication. A new study, published in Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, ...

High in the mountains, Kazakh herders have lived in careful balance with wolves for centuries. Now a celebrated tradition has become a matter of survival. As climate change affects their prey, wolves ...