Over the past year, the lives of 25 Yellowstone wolves and their families were shattered — just because they crossed the invisible boundary of the park. One entire pack was wiped out. Pups as young as eight months old were executed. It's taken decades for Yellowstone's wolves to regain a foothold in the wildlands surrounding this cherished landscape. But a wave of cruel policies enacted by states in the northern Rockies have unleashed the worst massacre of the region's wolves in 100 years. We're

In a single 12-month period, Idaho massacred 570 wolves, including more than 30 pups. Some trapped wolves shattered teeth trying to bite their way out, others died a slow death from hypothermia. Many were gunned down one-by-one from a helicopter. This mass killing of Idaho’s wolves is a brutal reminder of what happens when states manage wolves. Just before leaving office, Trump stripped federal protection from nearly every wolf in the lower 48 — leaving it up to states to decide the fate of thes

This is what 50 wolves howling sounds like. | Wolf Conservation Center

This chorus of arctic wolves howling is as haunting as it is beautiful! (Credit: ViralHog | The Weather Channel

Why do wolves howl? The howl of the wolf is one of nature's most evocative and powerful sounds. The haunting chorus of wolves howling is beautiful – or frightening, depending on one’s point of view. Wolves howl to communicate with one another. They locate members of their own pack by howling, and they often engage in a group howl before setting off to hunt. The howl is a clear warning to neighboring wolves to stay away. The howl of the wolf is one of nature's most evocative and powerful sounds.