Although conservationists are celebrating a legal victory this week in their fight to restore protections for wolves in the West, wolves remain under state control in Idaho, where hunting and trapping ...

After they were captured in Canada, the wolves released in Yellowstone National Park initially stayed in acclimation pens, like this wolf pictured in the Crystal Creek pen on Jan. 26, 1996. (Photo ...

Ranchers Jay and Chyenne Smith raise Black Angus cattle near the tiny town of Carmen, Idaho. The ranch is located just over the ridge from one of the original sites of wolf reintroduction, and the ...

Wolf advocates told a federal judge June 18 that wolves in the northern Rocky Mountains should have federal protection until wolves are established in Colorado, Utah, Arizona and New Mexico, too.

Idaho Department of Fish and Game biologists estimate the state’s wolf population at 1,235 as of May 2024, down 7.35% from 1,333 a year earlier. Other estimated totals for May were 1,642 for 2019, ...

The number of livestock killed by wolves in Idaho is on the decline, Idaho Department of Fish and Game Director Jim Fredericks told a committee of Idaho legislators Monday. During a meeting of the ...

BOISE, Idaho — Organizers of a disputed weekend predator derby in central Idaho's mountains say 21 coyotes but no wolves were shot by more than 230 hunters who participated. The derby near Salmon ...

IDAHO - The wolves in Idaho will stay under state management despite a federal judge's recent ruling that could reopen discussions about their endangered status. The court has directed the U.S. Fish ...

BOISE, Idaho — Despite a recent federal court ruling that could reopen Endangered Species Act protections for wolves, Idaho still controls its wolf management — for now. "Idaho has managed a wolf ...

A new line of research has revealed a surprising finding about how the presence of wolves helps keep people safe.