Name: Suleiman Abukar
Tittle: Gray Wolf Date:5/5/13
The gray wolf is endangered species. The scientific name of
animal canis lupus. The gray wolf is the
largest of canines and can reach a weight of 80 lb and 5 to 6.5 feet in leanth.
It can live for up to 13 years.
The gray wolf is an excellent hunter seeking animals and
preying on them using their secant. They live in the pack. Wolf packs consists
of two parents, their offspring, and a few other non-breeding adults. Females
give birth to five or six pups that depend totally on their mother’s milk for
seven month.
Such as moose, elk, bison, or deer. When alone
they hunt smaller animals such as here or beavers. Wolves can travel up to 30
miles a day searching for prey. Wolves are also known for their howling.
The gray wolf is listed as endangered with the US fish and
wildlife service in Mexico and 48 states in the US. Only the population within
the western great lakes DPS is proposed for removal from the federal endangered
species list. States within this range are Michigan (upper peninsula), and
Minnesota. As of April 20, 2009 the gray wolf will still hold an endangered
status in all remaining states (41) and Mexico.
The main threat to the survival of the gray wolf was many due
the hunting and trapping of the wolf because it was thought of as a nuisance
and habit loss due to human encroachment into wolf territories. The gray wolf
population was almost completely wiped out, but the gray wolf is now legally
protected and is said to be thriving and may even be taken off the endangered species list.
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