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Gray Wolves
March 3, 2008 |
The gray wolf, also called timber wolf, is the largest wild member of the Canidae family and an ice age survivor originating during the Late Pleistocene around 300,000 years ago.
Historically, most Native Americans revered gray wolves, trying to emulate their cunning and hunting abilities. However, wolves became nearly extinct in the lower 48 states in the early part of the 20th century because settlers believed wolves caused widespread livestock losses. Constantly persecuted and targeted by large scale predator eradication programs sponsored by the federal government, wolves have been pursued with more passion and determination than any other animal in U.S. history. By the time wolves were finally protected by the Endangered Species Act of 1973, they had been exterminated from the lower 48 states, except for a few hundred that inhabited extreme northeastern Minnesota.
Second only to humans in their adaption to climate extremes throughout the world, gray wolves were equally at home in the deserts of Israel, the deciduous forests of Virginia and the frozen Arctic of Siberia. Within the continental United States, gray wolves once ranged from coast to coast and from Canada to Mexico. (Source)
After being exterminated in the early 20th century, wolves were reintroduced into central Idaho and Yellowstone National Park in the mid-1990s. (A few wolves had also begun re-colonizing Montana.)
Now that wolf numbers are up to 1500, the governments of Idaho, Montana and Wyoming are attempting to remove them from the ‘endangered species list’. This will allow for the resumption in wolf-hunting. Environmental groups are trying to reverse this through legal action.
Pics taken at the Discovery Center, West Yellowstone, Montana. Feb 9, 2008.
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Lovely photos, thank you!
Wow, gorgeous pictures!! How far away from them were you when took the photos?
30-40 feet away.
I loooooooooooooove them They are so adorable!! :love:
Those are really really amazing pictures. I love the third pic the one sitting alone thats a nice shot. They are sooooo cute.
I like the fourth picture.
The pics r great..but I am scared of wolves
gorgeous!
hope there was some kinda’ fence bet’n the photographer & the wolves
there was a fence - but only 3 or 4 feet high. - b.
pictures just look like paintings..
wow they looks so cute and fuzzy, I especially like the yawning one
We have been meaning to go to yellowstone for a while now!The pics luk amazing!
Now I want to go all the more
Great pics. Would like to know how u took the last pic. Were u in a vehicle ?
no, we were standing about 40 feet away.
:bow: GORGEOUS!!!
All the pics are great as usual…I like the first one best. BTW, there’s something for you guys at my blog.
they r talkinggggg –see –
Hope u don’t blast me for this! 
1st pic - left GW to right one - hurry up or we’ll b late!
2nd pic - 2nd GW to 3rd - get lost,cant u c i m dating!
3rd - J,B I bow to thee,wd u click my snap please, i’d say cheesee!
4th & 5th - Hey don’t b upset,things shall b fine, lie down n relax, b +ve!!
6th - Here,click my teeth, show them to my vet!
I lovvvvvedddddddd thosssssse picsssssssss! thks for sharing!!
Amazing pics :bow:…and yes, how far were you from those teeth
not too far.
Oh! no! I wanted that nice emoticon to appear…I’m doing it again :bow:
…love playing with those
You’ve captured the essence of wildlife!
did not, that not right they need the best of the best
Very nice.
They look like Alaskan Huskies!:)
yes, dogs are descendants of wolves, and huskies look closest to the original.
why would anyone want to hunt wolves for recreation? well, i dont get hunting for recreation. They are so gorgeous.
not for recreation, but to protect their livestock. - b.
seeing the third snap( bow)i really want to go near but my thought backs up when i see te last snap..lovely snaps…they look so adorable…
the previous comment was by me….forgot to write my name…
Beautiful
gorgeous, gorgeous photographs. i want to go and see those beauties now. thanks for sharing these with us. :yes:
Amazingly beautiful pictures
I read about this — the pending removal from protection. What a bunch of rubbish. Did you know that wolves and moose keep one another in check on Isle Royale (now a National Park in the northern reaches of Lake Superior)
Beautiful photos, as always.
Someone needs to protect these lovely animals from humans.We have robbed them of their hunting lands and reduced them to living behind fences.Tragic.
really great pics :love:
Yes I agree the pics are great. People, your missing the point. “Now that the population is up to 1500, they are being taken off the endangered list.” When at one time thier range was coast to coast and north to south. THEY ARE STILL ENDANGERED PEOPLE!
These are some great pictures. They show the true nature of a gray wolf.
i love wolves!
Hi, i am the age of 12. i also love wolves. bleave it or not i own a full blooded wolf. he is very playfull and loveing. his name is Blue. i named him that because he has one blue eye and one brown. he is a lot biger than u would think. i love him and the rest of my pets.
i have done some reserch and wolves rarly atach people. my wolf is not agresive. well some times he chases my cats but he is just playing.i agre wolfs are slowly going extinced. some one should help HEELP!!!
There are wolves in Wisconsin to now!
i love wolves so beautiful its amazing these animals are i am 14 and i study all the time about wolves and i want to work with them when i grow up in W.C or something
dude, sweetness! horses and wolves, top fave animals. i love the wolf down on his chest. i agree on the fence—4 ft high? i could jump that!
Very Unique pics! Love that one wolf licking the muzzle of the other. very touchy
I love all the wolves and the stories about them!!
It’s a pity they look like domestic animals/ I like more when they are wild!!!
Oh I just love these pics of the gray wolves. They look adorable and so playful. The one that has the front of its body down on the snow looks so cute and playful. I can’t help but love these beautiful animals.
yeah cute until they bite your face off and kill all your livestock:)
[...] PHOTO COLLAGE CREDITS: Idaho hunters kill wolves on opening day: http://www.idahostatesman.com/235/story/884635.html National Geographic, Joel Sartore; bricabrackorner.com/Wolf3W.jpg; 2008 PiedType.com.jpg; West Yellowstone, Montana 2/9/08: http://jugalbandi.info/2008/03/gray-wolves/ [...]
[...] PHOTO COLLAGE CREDITS: Idaho hunters kill wolves on opening day: http://www.idahostatesman.com/235/story/884635.html National Geographic, Joel Sartore; bricabrackorner.com/Wolf3W.jpg; 2008 PiedType.com.jpg; West Yellowstone, Montana 2/9/08: http://jugalbandi.info/2008/03/gray-wolves/ [...]