Corie Cushnie

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• Corie Cushnie
• Lori Okimoto
• Loi T. Phan
• Jason Jung
• Tracy Heflin

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Features

• 60 cm. tall
• More than 1 meter long
• 30 cm. long bushy tail
• can weigh 40 - 175 pounds
• Various colors (white - coal black)

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General Information

• Timber wolves tundra wolves
• Largest member of canine family
• Dogs descended from wolves
• Longer legs bigger feet
• 13 years - wild 15 years - captivity
• 20 miles / hour (on toes)

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Communication

• Lives / hunts in packs
• Shy, highly intelligent
• Well developed senses
• Facial and body posturing
• Scent making vocalizations
• Howls, whimper, but rarely bark

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The Gray Wolfs Habitat

• Found in Europe, Asia, and North America.
• Because of deliberate killing, theyre mostly
  found in Canada and Eurasia.
  
• Can be found anywhere except for deserts and high
  mountain tops.

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Their Home Range

• Varies from 50-5,000 sq. mi
• Move single file over long distances
• Hang around lakes, rivers, and streams
• Has greatest natural range other than humans

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Recent Figures (1995)

• 2,815-3,015 found in Minnesota, Wisconsin, and
  Michigan
  
• 30 in Montana
• 4,000-6,000 in Alaska
• around 50,000 in Canada
• 50,000 in Eurasia

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Gray Wolf Ecology

• Barren tundra
• Dense coniferous forests
• wet meadowlands
• Rendezvous site
• Old World Wolves
• New World Wolves

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Gray Wolf Ecology

• Social unit
• Pack size
• Social bonds
• Dominance hierarchy

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Gray Wolf Ecology

• Wolf communication
• Meeting each other
• Wolf Mortality

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Decline of the Species

• 1800s - Present, Populations Declined
• Perceived Threat to Humans Livestock

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An Endangered Species

• 1973 - Endangered Species Act
• Rules Violated
• Reintroduction Began Mid 1990s
• Yellowstone Park
• Central Idaho
• Controversial Issue

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Reintroduction

• Performed by USFWS
• Wolves Imported
• Reacclimated
• Tracked by Radio
• Packs Thriving

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1.Habitats
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2.Ecology
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3.History