Yes, it is true. I posted a thread about it a few months back: http://www.wolfquest.org/bb/viewtopic.php?f=4&t=16812 In case you don't feel like reading a whole topic, I'll post the article: Borrowed Gene Blackens Wolves By Elizabeth Pennisi ScienceNOW Daily News 5 February 2009 North American gray ...

Actually, this case is a rare exception. The wolves first arrived on Isle Royale by crossing an ice bridge. Then, after the ice melted, the wolf population on the island was cut off from the rest of the world. The wolves on Isle Royale are stuck there, and therefore have no choice but to inbreed to ...

Thanks for caring, but I already posted a thread on this:

http://www.wolfquest.org/bb/viewtopic.php?f=4&t=20687


Sorry for the confusion. ^^"

Group backs return of wolves in Southern Rockies DENVER (AP) Tired of waiting for federal action, a group that advocates restoring wolves to the Southern Rockies is trying to build interest among elected officials and others in the region. WildEarth Guardians is releasing a report promoting Rocky M...

A wolf that had become habituated to people and chased bicyclists on more than one occasion was euthanized Tuesday morning by Yellowstone National Park staff along Fountain Flat Drive. The yearling male wolf from the Gibbon Meadow Pack was first sighted in the vicinity of Midway Geyser Basin in Mar...

Summer Safety for Wolves and Humans Jess Edberg, Information Services Director -- International Wolf Center, 05/19/2009 For many people in the United States, living with wolves is not an issue. However, with the summer season upon us, many families and individuals will be packing up their gear and ...

On the same day that gray wolves were removed from protection under the Federal Endangered Species act elsewhere in the country, a joint effort by Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife and U.S. Fish & Wildlife specialists led to the first-ever radio collaring of a wolf in Oregon. A gray wolf known...

Wolf Populations Double in the Northern Rockies, Alaska, and the Midwest Reports the International Wolf Center May 7, 2009 Just when wolves have been removed from the federal endangered species list, the entire wolf population in the western Great Lakes states, and the northern Rockies has suddenly...

Aww....she certainly was something. It's a shame her life had to be cut short before she could establish or join a pack. :( I think that's one of the saddest times for a wolf to die: when they're trying to find a mate. Finding a partner and reproducing is one of nature's main goals, and it's really...

MEXICAN WOLF REINTRODUCTION PROJECT NEWS Monthly Status Report: March 1-31, 2009 The following is a summary of Mexican Wolf Reintroduction Project activities in Arizona on the Apache-Sitgreaves National Forests (ASNF) and Fort Apache Indian Reservation (FAIR) and in New Mexico on the Apache Nationa...

The two dozen or so gray wolves that wander an island chain in northwestern Lake Superior are suffering from backbone malformations caused by genetic inbreeding, posing yet another challenge to their prospects for long-term survival, according to wildlife biologists. Although confirmed only recentl...

PLANS to reintroduce two wolves has been met with outrage by Moy residents. The animals, which went extinct in Ireland in the 18th century will be re-introduced to south Tyrone by farmer Anthony Gavin in a dramatic plan to curb rabbit numbers which are playing havoc with his business. A pair of wol...

WASHINGTON (AP) - President Barack Obama has signed legislation that sets aside more than 2 million acres as protected wilderness. Obama said Monday the most valuable things in life are those already possessed as he signed a massive public lands management act at the White House. The law protects l...