Wolves were eradicated from Scotland around 250 years ago, leaving red deer with no natural predators and allowing their populations to grow across the country.

Wolves roamed freely around Britain for many centuries, as chronicled by Roman and later Saxon writers, but were hunted to extinction in Scotland around 250 years ago.

The reintroduction of wolves to Scotland could lead to the natural expansion of woodland and help combat climate change, according to a new study. The Eurasian wolf was once native to the British ...

Controversial Study Says Wolves Can Help Scotland Meet Climate Goals. Here's How Scotland's red deer population has skyrocketed to approximately 400,000, with no natural predators like grey wolves ...

Reintroducing wolves to the Scottish Highlands could lead to an expansion of native woodland which could take in and store one million tonnes of CO2 annually, according to a new study. A team of ...

Wolves may not be the most suitable species for reintroduction to Scotland. The idea to reintroduce wolves to the Scottish Highlands first began in the late 1960s. It gained wider publicity after the ...