Coyotes and wolves have long been cast as the villains of the wild. For centuries, they’ve been trapped, poisoned, and shot — not because of what science says, but because of old fears and folklore.

As hunting season gets under way, Colorado Parks and Wildlife is warning those with coyote tags to be aware of the differences between coyotes and wolves. Currently, the federal Endangered Species Act ...

Researchers are working to better understand how coyotes with red wolf DNA are adapting to coastal Louisiana. (Photo courtesy of the Texas-Louisiana Canid Project) A new kind of creature is making its ...

This is the third part of Mongabay’s series on the expanding wolf population in California. Read the first and the second parts. In late October, wildlife authorities in the U.S. state of California ...