SIERRA COUNTY – An investigation is underway in the Northern California high country after a dog apparently mistaken for a wolf was shot and killed. The Sierra County Sheriff's Office posted earlier ...

Wolves and dogs don’t normally breed in the wild, largely because wolves are so territorial. But an exception has been found. While wild dog-wolf hybrids had previously only been suspected through ...

ELYRIA, Ohio — On a cold morning in Lorain County, a broken window told the story before anyone stepped inside. A large dog ...

(DENIS LOVROVIC/AFP/AFP) A prominent Greek wildlife group on Friday said it had confirmed the first case of a wolf-dog hybrid in the north of the country. The Callisto group -- which is currently ...

Wolf-dog hybrids are bred by crossing domestic dogs with wolves, sometimes just a few generations back. They carry physical traits and instincts that set them far apart from standard breeds. These ...

DENTON, Mont. -- An animal previously believed to be a wolf-dog hybrid is actually just a wolf, a DNA test revealed. "The lab compared the animal's DNA with thousands of other DNA samples from wolves, ...

Most pet dogs carry small fragments of wolf DNA, left behind after their long association with people. That genetic trace is ...