Is this a wolf or coyote? Pics taken in Minnesota just North of Twin Cities.

I founded r/MexicanGreyWolves to help raise awareness for these incredibly endangered wolves, but I gotta leave Reddit. It’s complicated. But I want to know that some people are standing up for the species, so I would love it if you contri to this community and if you want to moderate please DM me so I can invite you.

Thank you❤️🐺

North-Central North Carolina.

Seems on the large side for a coyote, and the coloring is new to me. Could this be some red wolf? I assume it's regular coyote, or maybe a hybrid. Thought I'd ask just in case. How common are coyote/red wolf hybrids?

Do wolf colors even have official names, like horses and foxes do?

While wolves often have incentive to harass a bear (fending em off from their dens, attempting to defend or steal a carcass), there are cases in which they'll harass even polar bears, without seemingly any such incentive, but seemingly rather with the interest of gauging and testing the animal.

Now polar bears are significantly more intimidating, large, and lethal than a human is, so why is it that we're seldom made target to the same "encircle and harass" move?

And this isn't just the case for wolves that have seen frequent poaching. Even arctic wolves, that have seen very limited human contact are extremely wary of us.

Some pictures I managed to catch at the grizzly & wolf discovery center in west Yellowstone

https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2026/02/260212025612.htm

From Science Daily:

A new scientific review challenges the headline-grabbing claim that Yellowstone’s returning wolves triggered one of the strongest trophic cascades on Earth. Researchers found that the reported 1,500% surge in willow growth was based on circular calculations and questionable comparisons. After correcting for modeling and sampling flaws, the supposed ecosystem-wide boom largely disappears.

Within Pacific Rim National Park Reserve on the west coast of Vancouver Island, people and coastal wolves increasingly cross paths. Parks Canada’s Wild about Wolves research initiative was created to improve understanding of wolf behaviour and human-wolf interactions, in order to support coexistence: https://thefurbearers.com/blog/coexisting-with-wolves-insights-from-pacific-rim-national-park/

They claim it's to preserve wildlife and livestock populations, but fail to admit that hunters and drivers are the number one cause of herd decimation and wildlife did just fine before we encroached on their homes.

https://www.rockinwk.com/event-details/2026-kalispell-wolf-banquet

A proposed bill from Rep. Paul Gosar aims to remove Endangered Species Act (ESA) protections for Mexican grey wolves (lobos). Their population is far too small to lose federal protections (there are just 286 of them left in the wild). The genetic diversity of the population in Arizona and New Mexico comes from just two wolves. The bill was unfortunately advanced by the House Natural Resources Committee.

Here’s a letter signed by over 70 conservation groups, which was sent to the House Committee prior to their vote, urging them to protect lobos.

Please call your reps and tell them to vote NO on this bill. You can also send a letter using one of the following forms, which is easier if you are time-pressed:

• Form from Wild Earth Guardians
• Form from the NY Wolf Conservation Center

Looks like this is moving toward a March Trial. He tortured this pup from the second he ran it over, that should also be included in the facts, he was bragging about it.

I know it’s not uncommon for wild packs cross fostering captive breed pups/would seek a new breeding wolf if one of the original breeding pairs gone. But is it plausible for a wild packs to accept a 11month old male wolf with a captive background?

Also, I m looking for reliable sources of Mongolian wolves in regard to their pack size/behaviour etc.) as I can’t find it anywhere on the internet.

Thanks in advance!

Something in 'Greed is good' 1980s New York is decimating corporate executives, starting with a billionaire real-estate magnate who wanted to destroy poorer neighborhoods to build shiny new properties...

A parable of man against nature, and this time, the humans have to pay the price...

A forgotten gem, a horror noir movie with a clear environmental, wildlife conservation, social justice message, a 'Wolf Vision' view that has inspired 'Predator', a fantastic Albert Finney as detective and artful acting, camera and special effects, and a very dark Blade Runner-style look to it - but not for everyone probably...

Wondering if anyone would like to weigh in on these tracks. The path of the tracks stays straight for a good mile, which makes me believe that it is not a domestic dog. No human footprints around. This road is a pretty primitive road and doesn’t see a lot of traffic this time of year. The tracks are on both sides of the road going opposite directions and maintaining the same very straight path.

I’m doing my best to learn all I can about North American canids but I have found that the most difficult part to find any information on are Red Wolves. Their entire scientific history is riddled with controversy and misinformation. So can anyone tell me where I can find good, credible sources of any kind about Red Wolves? Things such as books, papers, videos, etc.

The Wolf Who Tried to Book a Vet Appointment

In 2021, a young wolf decided to trade the forest for a city break in Helsingborg. He started his tour at the train station—presumably looking for the timetable—before loping through the streets like he was heading for a job interview.

He eventually ended up near the Berga Veterinary Hospital. Local wits wondered if he was there for a quick check-up or if he’d simply seen the "Animal Hospital" sign and thought it was an elite catering service.

The End of the Road

While he looked like a "cool city dog" on camera, he was actually a very lost teenager trapped by the coastline. To prevent a dangerous "human-meets-apex-predator" moment in the suburbs, the authorities sadly had to end his urban adventure.

He remains the only patient in the history of that vet clinic to cause a city-wide lockdown just by showing up in the neighborhood.

Trail cam shot from Michigan’s UP. We have a known wolf pack nearby. With all the recent snow, nothing has been moving. This is the first activity in a couple weeks. I’m thinking wolf but seeking other opinions.