The scientific name for a wolf is Canis lupus. Interestingly, this name comes from Latin, where the word Canis means dog and ...

ALBANY, N.Y. (NEXSTAR) — Scientists confirmed that a large animal shot by a hunter in central New York was a wild gray wolf, the first verified and documented case of the species south of the St.

For over 200,000 years, dire wolves roamed across North America—from southern Alberta, Canada to Florida, and even down into Chile. The ancient animals were megafauna hunters, ultimately disappearing ...

A federal agency shot and killed a young Mexican gray wolf in New Mexico, where it had been blamed for livestock killings. Wildlife agencies said the wolf was a threat to health and human safety and ...