New research shows humans may have brought wolves to a remote island, fed them, and cared for them thousands of years ago.

Relations between dogs and people are so normal and pervasive as to pass almost unregarded. Yet viewed objectively, this ...

On a wind-battered rock in the Baltic Sea, archaeologists have uncovered a puzzle that cuts to the heart of how dogs first ...

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New analysis of the remains of two ‘puppies’ dating back more than 14,000 years ago has shown that they are most likely wolves, and not related to domestic dogs, as previously suggested. The genetic ...

Among the many hotly debated topics related to the appearance of dogs in the lives of humans is how often and where it first occurred. In their landmark 1997 paper on dog origins, Robert K. Wayne, ...

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In a 2022 study published in Nature, researchers identified the Siberian husky as one of the dog breeds most closely related to wolves. Unlike their wolf ancestors, huskies bark as much as they howl.

In May 2025, the European Parliament changed the status of wolves in the EU from “strictly protected” to “protected,” which opened the way for its member states to allow hunting under certain ...

The International Wolf Center in Ely, Minnesota has introduced its two newest ambassador wolves to the exhibit pack. The center says Cedar and Rowan underwent a multi-phase introduction process. It ...