Endangered Animals of North America
Save the Gray Wolf!
Information
Physical Traits
- Mammal, gray fur coat, tawny colored legs and flanks (ARK)
- Height: 66-81 cm.; length: 1.50-1.65 m.; weight: 44-154 lbs. (ARK)
Habitat
- From Mexico, through North America to the Arctic, throughout Eurasia (ARK)
- Found today in Canada, Alaska, Northern USA, Europe and Asia (ARK)
- Terrain: forests, tundra, taiga, deserts, plains and mountains (ARK)
- Climate: polar, arid (ARK)
- Home: dens located in holes, caves, pits, or hollow logs (ARK)
Diet
- Food: caribou, elk, wild boar, moose and deer (ARK)
- Carnivore, predator (ARK)
Adaptations
- Protection: uses teeth, body, and/or growls (TW)
- Hunting: uses sensitive ears and nose to hunt its prey (TW)
- Also uses the color of its fur to camouflage itself in the surroundings (TW)
- Uses long legs to reach high speeds and long chases (ARK)
- Hunts in packs while preying on animals larger than them (ARK)
- The Gray Wolf is least concerned (ARK)
- The Gray Wolf's population is stable (ARK)
- To help the Gray Wolf, you can donate to some charities (ARK)
Gray Wolf
Old gray wolf in Wildlife Prairie State Park (Todd Ryburn, Photopin)
Gray Wolf
Gray wolf found in Germany (Gunnar Ries, Photopin)
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Two gray wolves in a den (patries71, Photopin)
Reasons for Endangerment and Conservation Efforts
Threats
- Being hunted and trapped for its fur, making its range much smaller (ARK)
- Hunted mostly in Europe, Asia, Mexico, and the United States (ARK)
Conservation Efforts
- Middle East, Central Asia, Russia: no protection (ARK)
- Protected in the United States, Mexico, and many European countries (ARK)
Grey Wolf Howling