Gray wolves in Wisconsin killed six hunting dogs and injured two more in a series of recent attacks that occurred just one day apart in Langlade County. Federal wildlife agents confirmed the two ...

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.

Although wolf-canine interbreeding has been considered extremely rare, the latest research shows that many present-day ...

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In a peculiar twist of fate last week in northern Wisconsin, six dogs that were chasing after bears for hunters were attacked and killed by wolves. The Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources ...

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The staggering array of modern dog breeds is typically traced to the Victorian era. But half of all canine variation was in place roughly 10,000 years ago, a new study suggests. By Emily Anthes As a ...