Wild Wolves
By:Kate McElvany
About Wolves
Most Red wolves live in Zoos. Only 80 Red wolves live in the wild. Gray wolves and Red Wolves are both in the dog family.
Gray wolves are the largest members of the dog family.Adult wolves can get to 60-100 pounds (lbs) Gray wolves have yellow eyes and a long pointed snout. They have large pointed ears.Wolves have great hearing. It's big outer ears funnel sound to it's inner ears.
Life Cycle
Wolf vs. Dog
Also there are lots of similarities too.Dogs and Wolves have have poor frontal vision and superb peripheral vision. They don't recognize some stationary objects that are far away.Dogs and wolves have a great sense of smell. They're intelligent and capable of learning. They have their own personalities.
Humans and Wolves
There are solutions to these problems.Laws say that you can't kill wolves. People want to see wolves in the wild. People want to see wolves in the Northeast. Some people make plans against wolves. They want to build houses,roads and hotels.Ranchers and farmers also make plans against them. You can help raise money or join a group that helps endangered animals.