Fear of the fabled "big bad wolf" has dominated the public perception of wolves for millennia and strongly influences current debates concerning human-wildlife conflict. Humans both fear wolves and, ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. GrrlScientist writes about evolution, ecology, behavior and health. Wolf bones unearthed on a tiny island in the Baltic Sea were ...

It’s five thousand years ago, and a group of humans were living on a limestone rock in the Baltic Sea in Northern Europe rock. The island, Stora Karlsö, is a small one; barely a speck on the map, ...

Relations between dogs and people are so normal and pervasive as to pass almost unregarded. Yet viewed objectively, this ...

As wolves return to parts of their historical ranges in Europe and North America, there’s growing concern that the predators are becoming less fearful of people. But a recent study from Poland shows ...

Dogs were the first of any species that people domesticated, and they have been a constant part of human life for millennia. Domesticated species are the plants and animals that have evolved to live ...

Wolves, with their powerful presence and keen hunting instincts, have long fascinated humans. Standing up to six feet tall and weighing between 66 to 180 pounds, the gray wolf is a formidable predator ...