Dances with Wolves

extinction was caused by fear and the belief that wolves were causing losses to livestock across the United States. Reintroduction started in Yellowstone in 1995 and 1996 with an initial population of 66 wolves which has grown into a population of 1,000 in 2006. Wolves are social amongst themselves, but typically avoid interaction with humans, living in groups between 2 to and up to 15 individuals and a territory ranging from 50 to 1,000 square miles. Wolves are social animals and prefer to hunt…

visitors come hoping they will get the chance to see one of these famous wolves. But recently, the wolf population in Denali National Park has been surrounded by controversy. Denali National Park along with members of the public have been fighting the Alaska Board of Game to establish a hunting free buffer zone along park boundaries in effort to maintain the wolf population that has recently began to fall.…

Foxes and Wolves From wicked to cunning, from proud to spiteful, the wolf and the fox have both been characterized as villains amongst the animal kingdom for many years, but behind the shared claws and fangs, the two creatures are completely different in their methods of deceit. Both being of the Canis genus, the wolf and the fox are cousins. However, they are very different in their movements and behaviors. While both are seen as treacherous creatures, the fox is agile and cunning while the…

Gray Wolves are legendary because they have a tingling howl. They use it so they can communicate. When the wolf is alone, they howl so their pack will hear it and then they will come to the wolf. Their howl may send a message to another wolf or to the whole pack. Their howl kinda sounds like a dog barking but theirs is much longer and louder.Sometimes one wolf could start howling and then the pack here's it and they could all start howling back. Gray wolves eat deer. Wolves also like to eat…

A Coyote Or A Wolf? Wolves and coyotes both reside within the canidae family but both differ in many ways. Coyotes and Gray wolves have always been thought of as the same animal, but they are more different than people think. When someone takes the time to really dig deep into the details they can clearly see the differences between them. Someone can’t just say that Coyotes and Gray wolves are the same when actually they’re completely different. The differences between wolves and coyotes…

extermination programs led to the gray wolf’s demise. Wolves have once roamed all over the country. They’ve been nearly hunted to extinction with only 50 wolves left in the wild when Yellowstone National Park was young. Hunters back then thought they were helping the deer and elk by killing the wolf, its main predator. They were wrong. A 30 year project to restore the wolf population was made, and the wolves made an amazing recovery. The wolves are now moving outside of Yellowstone and…

red-brown color. These wolves weigh anywhere to fifty to one hundred pounds this isn't very big it's the size of a bigger dog or a smaller human.They range from 5 to 5 1/2 feet in length and 25 to 36 inches in height. The locomotion of this animal is simple it uses its strong back legs when it needs to jump or run. It has four legs like the average dog and it uses them to move, find prey, and to live their…

Lynx I think lynx are interesting animals. From there pointy ears to there little bobbed tails. They have cool traits that help them to survive. There are different kinds of lynx that i will be talking about. They all have slight differences but they are all very similar. Lynx have long legs and a short bobbed tail. They also have tufts of fur on their ears. Many people don’t know why they have those or don’t know that it is actual useful to them. The hair on their ears enhances their…

Coexisting With Wolves In the Western United States There was a time when wolves could be found almost anywhere in North America. In the mid 1900's, Gray wolves, Mexican Gray Wolves, and Red Wolves were hunted to near extinction. Less than three hundred Gray Wolves lived near the Great Lakes, and there were fewer than fifty Red and Mexican Gray Wolves in captivity. However, a few years later, lone wolves were captured in Canada and were reintroduced into the United States. Since then they…

Wolves in US Parks This story is about wolves running around U.S parks. Where were the wolves in first place well no one can really tell where but this wolves been wondering around for a while, Wolves in us park is about wolves just going to random parks and they don't know the danger upon them. Wolves are everywhere in the us park that's a big problem because it can be a danger for the people or even the wolves it can be dangerous for the people because wolves can use the people as food and the…