A hunter killed one of the rare lone wolves to roam the upstate New York wilderness during a hunt for coyotes last December, a recent DNA analysis confirmed. There have only been three gray wolves, ...

New tech is helping researchers better understand Yellowstone's apex predators.

ALBANY, N.Y. (AP) — Are wolves hunting and howling in the Northeast woods again, more than a century after they were rooted out of the region? Advocates who think so say a recent DNA analysis shows a ...

Wolves howl for many of the same reasons that other species use vocalizations: to warn others about predators, to defend their territories, and to find mates. There are a number of factors that can ...

A Yellowstone National Park tourist enjoyed a rare encounter last week involving a wolf that howled plaintively from the road as he drove past the iconic predator. Justin Byerly’s footage, posted ...

FILE -- A coyote runs across state Route 3 outside of Tupper Lake, N.Y., in the Adirondacks, Sept. 20, 2010. Advocates think wolves are hunting and howling in the Northeast woods, more than a century ...