‘Return’ of the dire wolf is an impressive feat of genetic engineering, not a reversal of extinction

The animals are an imitation, but the technology used to create them could have wide-ranging applications.

Timothy Hearn, Senior Lecturer in Bioinformatics, Anglia Ruskin University • conversation
April 8, 2025 ~7 min

Your dog may be wilder than you think, according to canine sleep research

The sleep behaviour of dogs explained.

Deborah Wells, Reader, School of Psychology, Queen's University Belfast • conversation
Feb. 20, 2025 ~7 min


Wolves with a taste for nectar? How we discovered the first large carnivore that pollinates flowers

The Ethiopian wolf – Africa’s most endangered carnivore – has been found feeding on nectar.

Sandra Lai, Postdoctoral Researcher, Ethiopian Wolf Conservation Programme, University of Oxford • conversation
Dec. 18, 2024 ~7 min

Antibacterial discovery: how scavengers avoid infection and what we can learn from them

You might expect scavengers such as vultures to have a diet high in dangerous bacteria. Our study investigated what defences these animals have to help them stay healthy.

Vijitra Luang-In, Associate Professor of Biotechnology, Mahasarakham University • conversation
Sept. 13, 2024 ~8 min

After an 80-year absence, gray wolves have returned to Colorado − here's how the reintroduction of this apex predator will affect prey and plants

At one time, perhaps as many as 2 million gray wolves roamed the North American continent. But now those numbers are down to a few thousand.

Joanna Lambert, Professor of Environmental Studies and Faculty in Ecology and Evolutionary Biology, University of Colorado Boulder • conversation
Jan. 10, 2024 ~7 min

Wolves return to Europe: what to do about them is a people problem – podcast

More Europeans are having to learn how to live alongside predators again. Listen to The Conversation Weekly podcast.

Gemma Ware, Editor and Co-Host, The Conversation Weekly Podcast, The Conversation • conversation
Jan. 4, 2024 ~4 min

Europe has a wolf problem, and a late Norwegian philosopher had the solution

Why Arne Næss’s ideas of ‘deep ecology’ can help us live with wolves.

Nora Ward, Lecturer in Philosophy, University of Galway • conversation
Dec. 21, 2023 ~7 min

Wolf protection in Europe has become deeply political – Spain's experience tells us why

Some European countries view wolf protection differently to others. A look at Spain’s experience may explain why.

Hanna Pettersson, Postdoctoral Research Associate, University of York • conversation
Oct. 16, 2023 ~8 min


'Clubbing a bunny to death is very effective but it sure does look bad': the inside stories of urban animal control

Here’s what determines if a problematic wild animal is saveable or cullable.

Erica von Essen, Associate Professor of Environmental Communication, Stockholm University • conversation
June 2, 2023 ~7 min

When wolves move in, they push smaller carnivores closer to human development – with deadly consequences

Reintroducing wolves can restore important ecological processes, but it can have unintended effects when smaller predators like coyotes are driven closer to people, a team of ecologists found.

Laura Prugh, Associate Professor of Quantitative Wildlife Sciences, University of Washington • conversation
May 18, 2023 ~8 min

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