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Bringing back the wolves of Olympic National Park

What happened to the Olympic Peninsula after its wolves were hunted to extinction in the 1920s? There's a fascinating new study from Oregon State University out on this question - the first of its kind, as far as I know. As it turns out, eliminating this one keystone species sent shockwaves through the whole ecosystem. Some of the effects were felt almost immediately after wolves were extirpated, and some are only just now becoming clear.

Photographer gets the catch of the day

When a lone, female wolf appeared at the Brooks River Falls in Katmai National Park & Preserve this summer and began catching sockeye salmon as if she were the most efficient of brown bears, photographer Paul Stinsa didn't know what to think.

Time To Ban Hunting

Although it was a crucial part of humans survival 100,000 years ago, hunting is now nothing more than a violent form of recreation that the vast majority of hunters does not need for subsistence. Many animals suffer prolonged, painful deaths when they are injured but not killed by hunters. Here's a dramatic expose of this so called "sport."

Killing wolves won't solve farmers' long-term problems

Hunted to the verge of extinction in North America, the grey wolf has long been disliked and misunderstood. Wolves that prey on livestock are sometimes hunted and killed, but now an ecological study suggests that compensating ranchers for lost stock is a better solution.

Ranchers can kill wolves harassing livestock

Management of an estimated 500 gray wolves moves into state, rather than federal, hands in Idaho.

L.A. Times Prints Quote From Fake Release

AP - A quote in a fake news release that was intended as an April Fool's joke ended up in a front-page story in the Los Angeles Times.