Legend had it that ravens followed wolves to fresh kills. A tracking study reveals a much more interesting scavenging strategy. When a wolf pack runs down its prey, the first on the scene is often the raven. Even before the predators have had time to dig in, the ravens are already in line, waiting […]
Unlike most of us, Jordan Pruszenski has held in her arms the following wild animals: wolves, caribou, beavers, muskrats, musk oxen, emperor geese and moose. Also, as part of her job, she a few times each year wraps one of Alaska’s farthest-north grizzlies in her arms, stretching a tape measure along its ribs, her chin […]
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Humans drove wolves to extinction in Washington state around the 1930s. Thanks to conservation efforts, by about 80 years later, wolves had returned — crossing first from the Canadian border into Washington around 2008 and later entering the state from Idaho. Since then, wolf numbers in Washington have been steadily growing, raising questions about what […]