A study on gray wolves' dietary preferences shows that the population regrowth is connected to the fact that wolves are feasting on cattle, while natural prey resources remain comparatively scarce.

LOS ANGELES -- The return of the wolf in California has been met with joy by conservationists, who delight in the improbable population rebound, and with fury by ranchers who bemoan the toll on their ...

Two new studies examining gray wolves in California paint a complex picture of life on the state's ranching landscapes: Wolves eat cattle more than anything else, and the presence of the predators ...

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Beckwourth, Calif., rancher Dan Greenwood lifts a calf's leg to show the bites the animal suffered from a wolf attack.(Andy Barron / For The Times) The return of the wolf in California has been met ...