The most commonly used name is the Gray Wolf, while the more scientific name is the Canis Lupus. The wolves are known to extremely smart and adaptive. The Native Americans tried to learn from the way the wolves lived and adapted off the land and its resources. Wolves are right behind humans in the ability to adapt to their environment. They can live in virtually any climate ranging from deserts to frozen tundra's to deciduous forests. Knowing all of this it is hard to imagine how this species could be endangered. Unfortunately for the wolves, they were hunted heavily in the early 20th century because people believed that they were responsible for most of their livestock losses. By 1973 they were put on the endangered species list because the lower 48 states had very few if any wolves at all. .
The gray wolf is a mammal in the Canidae family. They are also part of the Holarctic historic range. These wolves have gray and white pointed hair and long pointed ears. They way approximately 150lbs and have very sharp canine like teeth. These wolves are stay in the den for the first six weeks. During this time they are fed fragments of meat brought to them by their parents. After 1 or 2 years the wolf is big enough to leave the den and try to find a mate. They have been known to travel nearly 500 miles in search of a new den or new mate. .
Humans are what threaten the gray wolf. Many times owners of large livestock farms tend to kill many wolves that try to eat their livestock. In 1965 there were bounty programs that had $20-$50 rewards for each wolf. As a result people did almost anything to kill these wolves and ended up killing eagles, ravens, foxes, bears, etc. These other animals were killed because carcasses were sprayed with poisons and anything that fed on the carcasses was poisoned to death. .
Just recently the population of the wolves has increased to a healthy level. The reason for this was because they have been on the Endangered Species Act since 1973.
The she-wolf is unusual as she is half dog and half wolf. ... The master's name is Gray Beaver. Gray Beaver catches the she-wolf again and her puppy, now called White Fang stays nearby. The she-wolf is soon traded to another Indian and Gray Beaver keeps White Fang to raise. ... Gray Beaver calls whiskey "sweet water." ...
While he has the Wolf-Man as his patient, he has a dog that he described as a "not undangerous grey Alstian dog who's name was Wolf!" ... One amusing change had occurred: The Wolves, formerly white, were now invariably gray. When visiting Freud the patient had on more than one occasion seen his gray police dog which looked like a domesticated wolf" (History, 280). ... Freud declared that he had healed the Wolf-Man in four years. ... Although we have found that Freud does not heal the Wolf-Man and let the problem to other people, we have to find out why the Wolf-Man changes suddenly in...
The Red Wolf has been one of the most successful captive breeding cases ever. These wolves have often been mistaken for the ferocious Gray Wolves. ... All these played a role in the endangering of the Red Wolf. ... Rewards were offered of twenty dollars for every dead wolf. ... They found that there were no traits that set them apart from the Gray Wolf-Coyote mix. ...
Consider, for example, the case history of the gray wolf (Canis lupus). ... With the upswing in the gray wolf population, however, there has been a consequent increase once again in the same public resentment which almost obliterated the gray wolf from the face of the earth just a few decades ago. ... The plight of the gray wolf can be directly related to the fact that the wolf is considered a threat to man and livestock alike. ... There are, however, reasons behind the changes we are noting in the gray wolf's traditional prey regime. Current management efforts for the gray wolf mus...
In 1978 the Secretary designated the Minnesota population of wolves as threatened and all other North American gray wolf populations south of Canada as endangered. In 1975, the Fish and Wildlife Service (FWS) assigned the Northern Rocky Mountain Recovery Team to develop an idea to provide for regional recovery and delisting of the gray wolf. ... The FWS supported the alternative calling for the reintroduction of gray wolves to Yellowstone and central Idaho, as experimental populations. ... If the wolf was to be considered endangered more and stricter provisions exist on the wolf. ... Th...
After the dawn-wolf, two other subspecies branched off: the dire wolf (Canis Dirus) and the gray wolf (Canis Lupus). ... Although the dire wolf was similar in size to the modern day wolf, there were several different features. ... The gray wolf and the coyote survived the extinction that occurred 10,000 years ago at the end of the last ice age while the dire wolf has not. ... Teeth One of the most important structures in the wolf is teeth. ... One of the most unique features of a wolf is their call of the wild. ...
His mother, she-wolf, was a dog and his father, One Eye, a true wolf. White Fang was a gray cub taking after his father and looked nothing like his brothers and sisters who inherited red hair from their mother. ... In the book, the Indian Gray Beaver did not want to sell White Fang. The white man kept selling him liquor and when Gray Beaver ran out of money, he gave the white man White Fang for the liquor. ...
The Eyes of a Ruthless Wolf In Jack London's novel, White Fang, different themes are being expressed and the illustration of the characters in the novel. ... This classic tale is about a violent, morose, and suspicious wolf dog that is tamed by the love and kindness of his gentle master. ... White Fang is the gray wolf cub, which the novel revolves around. ... There is White Fang's mother, the leader of the wolf pack who mates with One Eye; she is highly experienced with humans. Gray Beaver is the Indian master of White Fang who can be quite violent. ...
Judge Downes" ordered the removal of 150 gray wolves, reintroduced individuals and their offspring, now inhabitation Yellowstone National Park and Central Idaho. ... Good decision or bad, at the moment it's the law-and that's grim news for the wolf. ... The wolf was wobbling on the edge of extinction before the middle of the 20th century. ... Yellowstone biologist Douglas Smith says, " the wolf is a keystone species. ... The evolution of other species in the ecosystem is strongly influenced by the wolf. ...