Their fur is rough and shaggy, forming a short mane over their shoulders and a brush-like tail. Hybridization is common between the coyote and the eastern timber wolf. The eastern timber wolf and the gray wolf share most wolf-related physical characteristics other than size and the timber wolf's slightly lighter build. The timber wolf inhabited the eastern United States. Both the gray wolf and the timber wolf inhabit only a small percentage of their original United States territory.
Both gray wolves and eastern timber wolves live in packs consisting of two or more individuals. These packs may consist of up to two dozen members. Wolf packs usually consist of only one breeding pair, their offspring and other wolves with which they may share a family relationship. What are the main threats? The wolf's biggest enemy is man. For many centuries, wolves have been trapped, shot and poisoned because people fear that wolves present a danger to cattle and sheep.
Sometimes they were killed for their fur. Wolves have been virtually exterminated from the continental United States and western Europe, although a few survive in Spain, northern Scandinavia and Italy. Wolves seldom attack humans, in fact very few records of them doing so exist. As long as there is plenty of natural prey, wolves prefer not to attack domestic livestock. Canis lupus Grey wolf Captive, photo was taken in March. What is WWF doing? WWF is exploring ways to strengthen wolf populations in Europe, for example by helping wolves spread into suitable remote areas from areas where they already exist.
This includes research projects to evaluate wolf populations and measures to address the concerns of farmers and other local inhabitants who feel threatened by the presence of wolves. In addition, WWF works to protect the habitats and ecosystems on which the wolf depends. How you can help. Adopt a Wolf! Click on the button to share this information with others via email or your favourite social networking service. Since they are carnivores, their meals consist of meat that they have hunted.
Gray wolves usually eat large prey such as moose, goats, sheep and deer. Normally, the pack of wolves will find the weakest or sickest animal in a herd, circle it and kill it together.
Wolves are known to attack and kill domestic animals as well as animals they find in the wild. Red wolves eat smaller prey such as rodents, insects and rabbits. They aren't afraid of going outside their carnivorous diet and will eat berries on occasion, too. Young wolves are called pups. The leader of the pack and his female mate are usually the only ones in a pack that will have offspring. They mate in late winter.
The female has a gestation period of nine weeks and gives birth to a litter consisting of one to 11 pups. When the pups are born, they are cared for by all of the adult wolves in the pack. Young pups start off drinking milk from their mother, but around five to 10 weeks they will start eating food regurgitated from adult pack members. At six months, wolf pups become hunters, and at 2 years old they are considered adults.
On average, a wolf will live four to eight years in the wild. Though wolves once roamed far and wide, they are very scarce today. According to the National Parks Conservation Association, there are 20 to 80 red wolves currently living in the wild.
The Eastern wolf is threatened and is protected in Canada. Packs of wolves don't like to stay in one place.
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