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By:

Abby Wright

Environmental Science

Period 8

11/3/05

IntroductionIntroduction

TheThe gray wolf, gray wolf, also called the also called the “timber wolf”, is a beautiful, “timber wolf”, is a beautiful, misunderstood Mammal and a relative of misunderstood Mammal and a relative of “man’s best friend,” the dog. Regardless, “man’s best friend,” the dog. Regardless, man has caused the gray wolf population man has caused the gray wolf population to become completely destroyed in many to become completely destroyed in many areas where the animal once thrived, areas where the animal once thrived, which is why the gray wolf is now anwhich is why the gray wolf is now an endangered specieendangered specie..

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Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Chordata

Class: Mammalia Order: Carnivora

Family: CanidaeGenus: CanisSpecies: Canis Lupus

• Fur color is black, white, gray, or mixed• 26-38 inches tall,

• weight is 57-130 pounds• long, bushy tail

• Wolves mostly eat moose, deer, elk and caribou. They also feed on mice, voles, ground squirrels, snowshoe hares, lemmings and, at times, birds, eggs and fish

• can eat 20 lbs in one sitting.• has length of 4'3"- 6'9".

• males usually larger than females• can live up to 15 or 16 years. • Leave scent to mark territory

• A large pack’s territory covers 100 to 260 sq. miles• very social.

• Young are fed by regurgitation

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GERMAN GERMAN SHEPHERDSHEPHERD

WOLFWOLF

A wolf resembles a German Shepherd, but wolves:

(4) Wolves run on their toes; it helps to lengthen their legs for faster running.

(3) Some wolf packs have as many as 36 members.

(2) There is an alpha male and an alpha female for every pack.

(1) Almost all wolves are subspecies of the gray wolf.

(5) Wolves hunt together, as a pack, traveling about 5 mph. They each step in the same paw prints.

Species Regulation

Delicate Balance

of Nature

Predator with Prey

Niche and Importance in the Environment

Importance to the Ecosystem (In Depth)

Wolves are carnivores rely on eating other animals hunt the weak, old,

and immature…(a) Improves the overall health of the prey.

(b) Makes the community of that species stronger, younger, and better adapted.

(c) Controls prey populations.

(d) All of the above.

How do you think this helps the ecosystem?

?

* The * The Siberian TaigaSiberian Taiga is best for wolves… is best for wolves…

It is a boreal forest with long, cold It is a boreal forest with long, cold winters and short summers. winters and short summers.

It covers part of northern Russia, the It covers part of northern Russia, the place most wolves occupy.place most wolves occupy.

Wolves survive in biomes with:Wolves survive in biomes with:

1. Sufficient food supplySufficient food supply

2. Cold climateCold climate

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FORESTS

TUNDRADESERTS

PLAINS MOUNTAINS

DistributionDistribution Throughout the Throughout the WWoorrlldd

http://www.canids.org/SPPACCTS/greywolf.htm#Distribution

* By 1967, wolves were extirpated from 97% of * By 1967, wolves were extirpated from 97% of their original range in the lower 48 states!their original range in the lower 48 states!

7,000 to 9,000 in Alaska

2,500 to 3,500 in rest of U.S. (Idaho, Michigan, Minnesota,

Montana, Wisconsin, Wyoming)

200,000 around the world, (previously 2 million).

• Heavy trapping• Poisoning• Hunting

• Destruction of habitat

* Wolves are considered * Wolves are considered endangeredendangered in the lower 48 states, in the lower 48 states, except except Minnesota, where they are Minnesota, where they are threatenedthreatened..

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for an extensive list of additional wolf facilities and organizations throughout the world.

http://www.evergreen-

church.org/helping

%20hands.htmhttp://www.international.wolf.center.museum/wolves/learn/justkids/wild/smellystuff.asp

Here Click Here or

International Wolf Center in Ely, MN

California Wolf Center

Defenders of Wildlife in WY

Wolf Recovery Foundation in Idaho

Luckily, many organizations are

present for helping wolves. Some of these

include:

U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service

Is the Outcome Hopeful?Is the Outcome Hopeful?

www.usa4id.com/ciwc/

www.nwf.org/ getgreen/Wood.cfm

++ Restoration in the Restoration in the Western Great Lakes statesWestern Great Lakes states, , especially Wisconsin and Michigan, is especially Wisconsin and Michigan, is currently currently successful.successful.

-- However, anti-wolf sentiment is still common.However, anti-wolf sentiment is still common.

-- In the long-term, In the long-term, wolves will decrease again if wolves will decrease again if (1) their prey and/or habitat continues to decrease (1) their prey and/or habitat continues to decrease and and

(2) if the (2) if the ggrreeeennhhoouussee eeffffeecctt kills the northern kills the northern forests.forests.

What can we do?

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Common Q & A’s• Why do wolves howl? It’s not known for sure, but the best

explanations are that wolf packs howl to make their territory known to other packs or to reassemble their pack after a hunt.

• Do wolves really attack people? Most of the time, wolves flee from people. They think adult humans are bears. There hasn’t been one record of a healthy wolf attacking a human in North America.

• Why are wolves so misunderstood? They are depicted poorly by – (1) fairy tales, – (2) the Christian religion (references of wolves in the Bible), – (3) myths of werewolves and histories of some murders committed

by demented people believing themselves to be werewolves, and – (4)farmers who own livestock.

I hope you liked this I hope you liked this presentation. I hope you have presentation. I hope you have developed concern for the gray developed concern for the gray wolves, because they are amazing wolves, because they are amazing creatures that I, personally, love creatures that I, personally, love and respect. They will only be and respect. They will only be around as long as people want around as long as people want them to. them to.

It’s up to us It’s up to us to help out and to help out and have have good intentionsgood intentions for the future for the future of this specie.of this specie.

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