Prediction wolves will become inbred

 sways judge’s decision to …
Casper Star-Tribune Online, WY
The study “confirmed wolves in Yellowstone National Park have remained genetically isolated from wolves in the northwestern Montana and central Idaho core …

“The major assumption that wolves breed randomly, that they might pick mates randomly, is an impossibility,” he said. “The study itself shows that wolves are highly […]

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Park’s wolf population

could melt away
Minneapolis Star Tribune, MN
The wolves in Isle Royale National Park feed on moose. But global warming has decreased the park’s moose, and the wolves are desperate. …

Next weekend, scientists and National Park Service officials from around the country will celebrate the 50th anniversary of the Isle Royale Wolf/Moose Study, which has helped […]

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Wolves and humans:

 What the experts say
The Wenatchee World Online, WA
By KC Mehaffey By the numbers: Wolves and humans “You’re more likely to get attacked by someone’s dog while you’re hiking on a trail than you are to have a …
Wolves were never hunted to the point of extinction in Alaska, and between 7,700 and 11,200 of the […]

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Dogs smash through windows

 to get at posties
Vancouver Sun,  Canada
METRO VANCOUVER - The age-old battle between dogs and posties is becoming more deadly, at least for the dogs. In two separate Metro Vancouver incidents this …
Last week, another letter carrier was cut in the leg by flying glass when a medium-size dog jumped through a window next to […]

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ban on cats and dogs

Vice cops enforce
Arab News, Saudi Arabia - 7 hours ago
JEDDAH: The Commission for the Promotion of Virtue and the Prevention of Vice began enforcing a ban on the sale and escorting of cats and dogs in public …
“It’s also prohibited to keep a dog inside home. A dog can be owned for purposes of hunting, police […]

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Pack Of Dogs Attack

 Man And Rescuer In Orem
KUTV, UT
(OREM) A good samaritan was bit by a pit-bull after he rescued a man who was being attacked by a group of dogs. Owner Jim McFarland pulled into the parking …
“That poor chocolate lab was just wagging her tail and licking me,” said McFarland. She just hung out with the […]

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rescuing “Death Row Dogs”

Seattle restaurateur’s new calling:
Seattle Times, United States
Ginger’s Pet Rescue, specializing in “Death Row Dogs,” has found homes for nearly 1000 hard-to-place pets and reduced the number of animals euthanized. ..
She secured nonprofit status, put up a Web site and then began getting e-mails about abused dogs directly from the public. The next thing she […]

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New breed of assistance dogs

hone skills, including ’scent-abilities’ …
In Internet chat rooms for families dealing with Dravet syndrome, the Northeast Grand Rapids couple learned some seizure alert dogs such as Denver are being trained in the nonprofit Pawsabilities Unleashed pet therapy center in Kentucky.

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The canine mutiny:

 Maricopa County shows big love for little dogs
Arizona Republic, AZ
For a second straight year, small- dog breeds such as Chihuahuas and dachshunds are gaining ground in Maricopa County, according to an …
“My dogs don’t go for walks, they go for carries,” said Jan Smith of Glendale as three Chihuahuas yapped in the background. …
Big dogs aren’t […]

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South Australian man ‘eaten alive’

 by wild dogs in Northern Territory
Melbourne Herald Sun, Australia
A MAN killed in mysterious circumstances in the Territory was eaten alive by wild dogs, his family said yesterday. The fatal mauling is believed to have …

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