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License to Kill Wolves

Until scientists can determine how many wolves are needed to sustain a thriving population across the Northern Rockies, wolf-hunting there must end.

Save a Whale, Save a Soul, Goes the Cry by By NATALIE ANGIER

Only an airtight whaling ban will rescue an animal that rivals humans for complexity, scientists say.

Putting the Pounce Back in Your Pup by By ROBBIE BROWN

Some owners, tired of their domesticated doggies, are signing up for programs that test hunting and herding skills.

Coyote vs. Greyhound: The Battle Lines Are Drawn by By JULIET MACUR

Hunting coyotes with greyhounds goes back generations. It remains largely a regional pursuit that is part of the Oklahoma lore.

Canada: Harp Seal Hunt Begins Amid Lower Demand by By THE ASSOCIATED PRESS

The annual seal hunt began Thursday off the coast of eastern Canada despite a dwindling market for seal products because of a European Union ban on imports.

Despite Few Hunters, Seal Pups Face Threats by By IAN AUSTEN

The same warm weather that has kept hunters? boats in harbors has also reduced the amount of ice, a main habitat for harp seals.

Dan L. Duncan, Oil Billionaire, Dies at 77 by By CLIFFORD KRAUSS

Mr. Duncan was an oilman known for his philanthropy and global hunting of exotic animals.

Earning Her Food by By BETTY FUSSELL

Granny gets her gun and goes hunting for the first time.

Alaska: Aerial Wolf Hunt Begins by By LESLIE KAUFMAN

State employees began an aerial wolf hunt on the Yukon border in what officials describe as an effort to preserve caribou for shooting by hunters.

Grappling With Pythons

Python hunts in the Everglades and a ban on trafficking exotic snakes are positive steps toward restoring the fragile ecosystems overrun by these non-native animals.

Men Defend Historic Mandela Site ... From Rabbits by By BARRY BEARAK

The island where Nelson Mandela spent years in prison is overrun with rabbits, leading to a gory solution.

For Hmong Hunters, a Guiding Voice in Their New Home by By MALIA WOLLAN

A radio host translates California?s wildlife regulations for fellow Hmong immigrants, bridging the gap between tradition and law.

NATIONAL BRIEFING | SOUTHWEST; Texas: Goose Hunters Shut Nuclear Plant by By THE ASSOCIATED PRESS

Two goose hunters cause security lock down at Pantex nuclear weapons plant near Amarillo, Tex; hunters turn out to be Energy Dept employees who were hunting legally and were not on plant property

DNA Shifts Timeline for Mammoths? Exit by By HENRY FOUNTAIN

Analysis of DNA in sediment from Alaska suggests that overhunting by early man was not solely responsible for the extinction of woolly mammoths and horses, researchers said.

Twilight of the Ice Bear by By BRUCE BARCOTT

A digest of the history of human-polar bear relations, a pretty shameful record even before global warming.