Archaeological Evidence and DNA Show the Ancient Roots of Arctic Sled Dogs A new genetic study published in ScienceMag shows that ancestors of modern sled dogs have worked and lived with humans for over 9,500 years. Researchers from the Faculty of Health and Medical Sciences of the University of Copenhagen applied a genomic approach to investigate modern and ancient arctic dogs associating through archaeological evidence of sled technology and a 33,000-year-old Siberian Wolf. […] Brains Sebastian Opazo | July 8, 2020 0 Comments
Lassen, CA Wolf Pack Produces Five New Pups The alpha-female of the solitary Californian wolf pack, Lassen Pack, has emerged with 5 new pups on the east side of Lassen National Park. The California Department of Fish and Wildlife was able to trap her and give her a new tracking collar, for the one she was wearing, had run out of battery back in November. It was unknown […] Elliot Levey | July 7, 2020 6 Comments
Wife of Banff Wolf Attack Victim Posts Emotional Facebook Post: ‘It Was Like Something Out Of a Horror Movie’ More terrifying details of the wolf attack in Banff National Park last Friday have emerged, with the wife of the man attacked describing what she saw from within the tent on that night. The wolf, which was later found and euthanized, tried to drag Matt Rispoli of New Jersey out of his tent that he occupied with his wife and two […] SnowBrains | August 14, 2019 0 Comments
Camper Bitten by Wolf in Rare Attack in Banff National Park, Canada | Wolf Euthanized A wolf that attacked a tent and injured a camper has been killed and the campground has been closed after a rare incident took place in Banff National Park, officials say. Related: VIDEO: 3 Pups Belonging to California’s Only Known Wolf Pack Caught on Camera Around 1 am on Friday, Parks Canada received a report of an attack at Rampart Creek Campground off the Icefields Parkway, […] SnowBrains | August 13, 2019 0 Comments
VIDEO: 3 Pups Belonging to California’s Only Known Wolf Pack Caught on Camera [arve url="https://youtu.be/XhBOTp1IyI0"] SnowBrains | August 7, 2019 Likes Tweets 1 Comment
Washington Officials Authorize Euthanizing Wolf Pack Members Killing Cattle The Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife on July 10 authorized killing some members of a wolf pack that are preying on cattle in the northeastern corner of the state. Agency director Kelly Susewind said the state will kill part of the OPT pack, for the second year in a row, in an effort to change the behavior of the pack. […] SnowBrains | July 19, 2019 0 Comments
First Wolf Sighting in Colorado Since 2015 Confirmed as Dispersing Male from Wyoming Pack The gray wolf sighted this week in northern Colorado originally came from Wyoming and is a dispersing male from the state’s Snake River pack, Wyoming Game and Fish officials have confirmed. The wolf was seen in Jackson County and also Grand County. The creature was wearing a radio collar and was last recorded Feb. 12 around South Pass in west-central […] SnowBrains | July 11, 2019 0 Comments
Workers Who Rescued a Dog From an Icy River Got a Shock When They Found Out it Was a Wolf A group of Estonian workers who rushed to rescue a dog trapped in a freezing river got a shock once they got the animal to the medical center. Turns out they had, in fact, been transporting a wild wolf in their car. Related: VIDEO: Enormous Wolf Attacks Man’s Dog in Saskatchewan, Canada The men were working on the Sindi dam on the […] SnowBrains | March 1, 2019 0 Comments
Brains
