Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. I write about biodiversity and the hidden quirks of the natural world. In the wild, wolves hunt with a precision that is both ...
When Montana and Idaho held their first regulated wolf hunts in 2009, one of their stated goals was to reduce pressure on ranchers. Rebounding wolf populations were killing livestock. Fewer wolves, ...
Get your news from a source that’s not owned and controlled by oligarchs. Sign up for the free Mother Jones Daily. Legalized wolf hunting in the western US has had only a minimal impact on preventing ...
Last fall, hunters put in their time pursuing Wyoming deer. They spent 12 days afield, on average, per kill. About 60% were successful. Elk hunters had a slightly tougher go of it. Statewide, they ...
This was never going to be a quiet wildlife project. In Colorado, wolves have returned carrying decades of history, politics, fear, and hope. Colorado became the first state where voters, not wildlife ...
Wolves have become one of Europe’s most emotionally charged wildlife subjects, and Germany is now one of the clearest examples of why. On the surface, the debate appears to be about whether wolves ...