Wolves had naturally dispersed into Washington by the summer of 2008; recent counts found 216 wolves in 37 packs, mostly in the Cascade Range and the state's wooded northeastern corner. Roussin points ...

Several organizations have filed a petition against the Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife, asking the state to reverse its recent decision to increase the quota for cougar hunting due to the ...

Wolves are charismatic, conspicuous, and easy to single out as the top predator affecting populations of elk, deer, and other prey animals. However, a new study has found that the secretive cougar is ...

MANKATO, Minn. -- There's nothing like wolves and cougars to get people worked up. In Minnesota, both topics have stirred emotions recently. The Minnesota Department of Natural Resources has proposed ...

Wolves are charismatic, conspicuous, and easy to single out as the top predator affecting populations of elk, deer, and other prey animals. However, a new study has found that the secretive cougar is ...

The team revisited GPS data from 27 radio-collared cow elk that had been collected in 2001-2004 when the populations of wolves and cougars were higher. Utah State University biologists Michel Kohl and ...

It’s dog-eat-dog out there, except occasionally in Washington when it becomes cat-eat-dog. Since 2013, cougars have killed at least four collared wolves and state biologists believe that number is ...

Utah State University biologists Michel Kohl and Dan MacNulty combined the elk GPS data with information on the daily activity patterns of GPS-collared cougars and wolves and the locations of cougar- ...

SPOKANE — It’s dog-eat-dog out there, except occasionally in Washington when it becomes cat-eat-dog. Since 2013, cougars have killed at least four collared wolves and state biologists believe that ...

There’s nothing like wolves and cougars to get people worked up. In Minnesota, both topics have stirred emotions recently. The DNR announced a hunting season on wolves with a target of killing 400 per ...

Officials are offering a $25,000 reward for information about the illegal poisoning of three gray wolves, two golden eagles and other wildlife in Wallowa County. It’s the latest in a spate of ...

BILLINGS – Elk are crafty creatures. Just ask any elk hunter. The big animals will hide in thick timber where a shot is impossible during the day, and then wander out into wide open meadows to feed at ...