This is the second part of Mongabay’s series on the expanding wolf population in California. Read the first part here. In May ...

Gray wolves are making a comeback in the western U.S. state of California after a century-long absence. Conservationists say their return is a success, but it’s putting pressure on ranchers and rural ...

In an effort to reduce conflicts between California’s growing gray wolf population and rural residents, particularly ranchers, who say the animals are killing their livestock, state wildlife officials ...

OR-25, a male gray wolf formerly of eastern Oregon’s Imnaha Pack, lies in a meadow after being radio-collared by Oregon wildlife officials in 2014. Endangered gray wolves have gained more ground in ...

With its enchanting eyes, powerful jaws, acute senses and haunting howls, the gray wolf (Canis lupus) — the largest member of the dog family — is a wilderness icon. Once the most widespread mammal on ...

SISKIYOU COUNTY, Calif. — In far Northern California, beneath a towering mountain ridge still covered in April snow, one of the state’s last cowboys stood in the tall green grass of a pasture he tends ...

SIERRA VALLEY, Calif. — Standing among his cattle in a broad green pasture, beneath a brilliant blue sky about an hour north of Lake Tahoe, rancher Dan Greenwood surveyed the idyllic landscape and ...

Carolyn Roberti, the wife of California Cattlemen’s Association President Rick Roberti, posted photos on social media, and wrote, “WOLF UPDATE: In Sierra Valley (Plumas County, California), baby ...

Wolf attacks on California cattle rose from 54 to 122 between June and Sept. State strike teams using nonlethal tools failed to curb escalating livestock losses. Ranchers face economic strain, ...

In the long scope of natural history, 100 years is barely worth mentioning, but for humans, the return of one of California’s most iconic carnivores can feel like a seismic shift. Wolves are slowly ...

In an effort to reduce conflicts between California’s growing gray wolf population and rural residents, particularly ranchers, who say the animals are killing their livestock, state wildlife officials ...