The Wolves

Wolves have undergone an interesting history as they evolved from their tomarctus ancestor. A wolf is great at attacking its prey in a group by working together in a strategic way. They eat a variety of different animals, in rare occasions they have attacked and eaten moose. Wolves live in most wildlife places in different countries. Wolves are needed in many places to keep the number of different animals well tamed. Wolves are also the ancestor of all dogs. About wolves: Wolves are legendary…

Department of Fish and Wildlife (ODFW) killed two wolves last August. …they then went on to kill two more. These actions were taken at the request of industry livestock ranchers. These actions are something that need to be put to an end. Did you know the wolf population is lower than it was in 2015 when wolves were removed from the endangered species list? Did you know that 2016 was a bad year for wolves in Oregon? In 2016, population growth of wolves stalled, and the number of breeding pairs…

In “Wolf Family Values” Sharon Levy shares what she believes is the importance of the social structure of wolves. Ed Yong and Sharon Levy have opposing views over the role of wolves in an ecosystem. Levy also sheds light on the contrast of behavior between hunting and protected wolves. Sharon Levy believes that the social structure of wolves drastically changes the functions of an ecosystem. Gordon Haber was tracking a wolf pack that had been around for 40 years until his plane crashed on…

Wolves were an endangered species in 1973, there was only known to be six left. In 2007, there were over 500 wolves reported in the upper-peninsula. Farmers were becoming upset due to the wolves harming there stock and other animals. Therefore, from my understanding they started hunting again. Some people were not happy about this because they were on the endangered list. So the Michigan Legislature passed a bill called the Public Act 520 and was signed by Gov. Snyder designating wolves’ game…

The two examples are the Great Barrier Reef and the reintroduction of wolves into Yellowstone National Park.…

always made wolves out to be the nasty and awful villain and demon animal. When in reality, wolves are the best wild animals in North America because of the way they are with hunting, pack order, and their appearance. First, hunting for wolves is easy because they are flexible they use different methods to catch their prey. The pack usually tends to hunt together not apart wolves tend to pick weaker animals in a herd as such animals that are old injured and sick. Wolves…

chase or when a predator is about to pounce on them. We also know fear can cause a population to not thrive and the number of births to decrease and death rate to increase. A kind of experiment was done when the Yellowstone National Park exterminated wolves for 70 years and then slowly…

breeding program that was used prior to the initial release that had the wolves being handled by humans from birth. Then place of release the national forest of New Mexico and Arizona a massive span of land making extremely hard to regulate the wolf population and possible threats to it. Furthermore the program itself after breeding and release is propped up by human intervention let it be feeding caches or removal of indivual wolves that wander…

communicate with other wolves. The mexican wolf may be found in the southern states with creamy black fur and eating small or large hoofed mammals. The mexican wolf lives in mountainous forests that have pine, fir, spruce trees, and of course mountains. They can also live in woodland forests. This wolf lives in the southern states of North America such as Arizona, New Mexico, and Texas. Although they could live in a variety of habitats like tundras and prairies, these wolves did live in…

population of wolves be hunted, yet maintain a viable population. During Montana wolf hunting seasons in the past, officials have used several methods to keep the wolf population in check, while still satisfying wolf hunters. For instance, they have had different type of season dates, as well as quotas. However, now there are no quotas except that in areas next to the Yellowstone and Glacier National parks. Additionally, land owners must abide…