The Central Apennine ridge, the middle section of Italy's mountainous backbone, is a wilderness of limestone peaks, ancient beech forests and plunging canyons. The untamed idyll hides half a dozen ...

Wolves had long been extinct in parts of Central Europe. Thanks to strict regulations to protect species, in recent decades they have become more widespread again. This brings new challenges: in many ...

I've written a number of essays that have centered on the question, "Should animals be killed in the name of, or under the guise of, conservation?" (See also) The basic foundation of the rapidly ...

For the past four years, the North American Wolf Association has been on a lonely but determined mission to preserve the lives of wolves and rescue them from their one enemy -- man. Members of the ...

One man has dedicated his life to understanding and protecting wolves. Oliver Starr, also known as “Oliver the Wolf Guy,” works alongside some of the world’s wildest coworkers: a pack of actual wolves ...

"Free-ranging wolves in Yellowstone - where are they going to go? What are they going to do?" I can't start this review without admitting that I have loved wolves all of my life. When I was in third ...

When I woke, it was still dim inside the cabin of the small sailboat I shared with my husband and sons, aged 4 and 6. Wiping condensation from the porthole above my head, I peered out to scan for ...

To many people, wolves may seem like little more than wild dogs that live in the wilderness, but they're so much more than that. In fact, wolves are some of the most interesting animals on the planet, ...