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CANADIAN GRAY WOLF
The hatred and extermination of gray wolves began when European settlers moved west in the 1800s. Native animals such as bison were eliminated and domestic animals like cows were introduced. With the wolves' natural prey now absent, livestock became their new food source, which spawned persecution and human-caused endangerment. The leading modern threat is poachers and trappers, especially in the three northern states where Canadian gray wolves are not federally protected (Idaho, Montana, and Wyoming).
The Canadian gray wolf (Canis lupus irremotus) is a gray wolf subspecies, commonly called the 'Rocky Mountain wolf'. Canadian wolves come in various colors, ranging from gray, black, and white. Canadian wolves generally weigh 70 to 150 lbs and stand 2-3 feet tall (26-32 inches). The typical lifespan of a Canadian wolf in the wild is roughly 2-3 years.
Their diet consists mainly of ungulates such as elk, deer, bison, and occasionally moose. Gray wolves typically breed between the months of February and April. Canadian wolves inhabit the northwestern United States; which comprises Idaho, Montana, Wyoming, Oregon, and Washington and the Canadian regions where the Rocky Mountains extend.
FACTS & PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION
THREATS TO CANADIAN GRAY WOLVES
Image credit: Angell Williams
Wolves are federally protected under the Endangered Species Act in most of the lower 48 (with the exception of Wyoming, Idaho, and Montana where the majority of the hunting occurs.) Yet they remain imperiled in the Northern Rocky Mountain region. The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service is more involved in the recovery of gray wolves, as evident by the new wolf recovery plan. Despite this victory, we are to remain vigilant and continue to advocate for wolf conservation to ensure (if protections are applied) that they will remain permanent. Law-makers continue to attack the ESA; actively campaigning for the delisting of the gray wolf. and for that reason, we must continue to be their safeguard.
OUR WORK
STOP THE HUNT.
SAVE WOLVES.
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