Although both wolves and dogs have been the subjects of numerous studies in many
disciplines, the complex relationships between them have not yet been synthesized within a …

The dog was the first domesticated animal. Its derivation from grey wolves Canis lupus is
important to the study of mammalian domestication, and wolf domestication is an active area …

Wolves (Canis lupus) can kill domestic livestock resulting in intense conflicts with humans.
Damage to livestock should be reduced to facilitate human-wolf coexistence and ensure …

Wolves hold an almost mythical status in the cultural history of Europe and North America.
For hundreds of years, they have been the subject of fairy tales and other lore, embodying …

Abstract In the contiguous 48 United States, southern Canada, and in Europe, wolves (Canis
lupus) have greatly increased and expanded their range during the past few decades. They …

Human activities deprive wild animals of their life requisites by destroying or impoverishing
their surroundings, causing suffering of individuals. Yet, the notion that animal welfare …

The work of archaeozoologists and molecular geneticists suggests that the domestication of
the wolf (Canis lupus)—the ancestor of the domestic dog (C. familiaris)—probably occurred …

Meanings are an indispensable part of all human societies, yet when social controversies
arise, meanings often lose their shared, commonly understood characteristics. This is …

Wolves (Canis (upus) are the progenitors of dogs (C. familiaris)(Olsen 1985), and the 2
species interbreed (Jljin 1941 cited by Mech 1970). They also fight with one another, and …

Wolf populations have been relatively stable during the last 15 years in seven of nine wildlife
reserves located in southern Québec, despite harvest by legal trapping. Wolf densities …