Source: Greystone Books, with permission. Rick McIntyre, who has logged more than 100,000 sightings of Yellowstone's wolves, is a legend―or most people would say the legend―among wolf researchers.

The cover of the book "The Alpha Female Wolf: The Fierce Legacy of Yellowstone's 06," by Rick McIntyre. Rick McIntyre’s “The Alpha Female Wolf” is not only a vibrant look into the lives of wolves, ...

A wolf considered a "rising star" in one of the world's most famous packs was shot and killed last month, officials say Wildlife experts said the animal, Wolf 1478F, appeared to be next in line to ...

Editor’s note: This is the third installment of Howl, a five-part written series and podcast season produced in partnership between the Idaho Capital Sun, States Newsroom and Boise State Public Radio.

For thousands of years, wolves occupied a range of North American habitats stretching from Arctic tundra to deserts. Their numbers were drastically reduced by hunting and habitat loss, and it has ...

A recent New Yorker essay called "The Myth of the Alpha Wolf" by Rivka Galchen caught my attention and that of numerous people who emailed me about it. My purpose here is to clarify a number of points ...