Come with me on a special journey into a
Wonderland Of Wolves.
My hopes are to create a new understanding for mankind, to dispel the myths surrounding wolves. To help educate all in the true nature of these mystical and misunderstood animals. If you are one of those souls that cringe at the thought of wolves, you are confirming my feelings that these facts need to be told. So sit back, relax and take a trip with me. Your Host For This Page Is Tippi For centuries wolves have invoked fear in the hearts of mankind. Stories of wolves attacking man abounded. By the time someone noticed a rapid decline in their numbers wolves were at the threshold of extinction. What was once a healthy population of 250,000 wolves in the contiguous United States, was reduced to 450 animals by the late 1960's. The wolves had been victimized by government campaigns, predator control programs, bounty hunters and by misinformed ranchers and farmers. Today, thanks to the help of many agencies and rescue groups, the wolf is trying to make it's comeback. Everyone's help is needed to ensure the survival of this magnificent predator. Wolves are on the endangered species list and now protected from man. Alaska, our nation's "Last Frontier" is the only place in the United States where wolves are not protected as an endangered species. Between 7,000 and 10,000 wolves call Alaska home. Studies of wolf families have revealed close-knit family groups with much social interaction. They live, hunt and travel in these family groups. The hierarchy consists of an alpha pair (the dominating wolves), their pups and several subordinates under them. Displays of dominance and submission are frequent, used as confirmation of the social balance, reminding each wolf of it's proper place in the pack society. They communicate through facial expression, scent-marking, body posture, growls, barks, whimpers and howls. Howls signal many events, greetings, a warning to other wolves, a rallying of the pack to show solidarity, or a sign of bonding. When wolf pups are born, the pack gathers to rally and howls to announce the new arrivals. The birth of wolf pups is a rite in it's own. The wolf pups begin howling at the age of one month. Highly intelligent and equipped with keen eyesight, acute hearing and exceptional sense of smell, wolves can easily adapt to their surroundings. Gray wolves come in all shades of gray, creamy tan, brown, rusty red and solid black or white. Most gray wolves have silver gray bodies and about 30% are black. Their fur coat is made of two layers to help insulate and repel water. A wolf can curl up in the snow and sleep at minus 50 degrees F. They mate in late winter and usually produce about 6 pups two months later. Raising the pups is a joint effort by the entire wolf pack. Food is brought to the mother shortly after the pups are born. The mother is the only one allowed in the den with the pups. Even the father is banned from entering. When the mother does join in a hunt, other pack members stay behind to care for and watch over the pups. The pups stay inside the den for the first three to four weeks. At four weeks, the pups begin begin to go outside the den, and at five to eight weeks they are weaned. At this point, all pack members are responsible for the feeding of the pups. Usually there is one particular pack member that acts as baby-sitter, protector and confidante for the wolf pups. All members of the pack participate in helping and teaching the pups, disciplining them when necessary. By eight months, the pups have attained most of their full size and are actively hunting with the pack. Gray wolves feed mostly on the larger animals such as moose, deer, elk, caribou and antelope. When necessary, they will hunt beavers and rabbits. The attention, care and training lavished on their young make the pack an efficient hunting unit that forms intimate bonds of friendship and affection....friendship between individual pack members, one and the same with the pack. There are two main species in North America. The red wolf. (Canis rufus) is limited the southeastern United States. The gray wolf (Canis lupus) ranges from the area around the U.S./Canadian border almost all the way up to the North Pole. A full grown North American gray wolf can weigh from 95 to 100 ponds average. They stand from 30 to 32 inches high at the shoulders and stretch 6 feet from nose to tail. The females are about 20% smaller. The largest wolves are found in mid-Canada and Alaska, where body weight can get up to 175 pounds. Arctic wolves are lighter and have taller bodies for covering long distances. Gray wolves are divided into sub-species such as the eastern timber wolf and northern Rocky Mountain wolf. These names describe geographic origin rather than physical characteristics.. The physical differences between wolves basically relate to food and climate. The gray wolves that once lived in hot areas such as the southwestern United States and Mexico (El Lobo) were compact and small, weighing an average of 50 pounds or less. In closing I wish to reassure you wolves do not hunt man...rather man hunts wolves. Wolves are shy by nature, eluding man when at all possible. There is no need to fear wolves or wipe them out. They are a vital part of our ecosystems. In 1995, wolves were successfully reintroduced into the northern Rockies. Today hundreds are surviving in Yellowstone National Park where herds of bison elk and deer have outgrown their habitat. As a result many of them starve to death each winter. It is hoped and believed that returning the wolf to Yellowstone will return some balance to the ecosystem by keeping the over-population in check.......Only time will tell. email ? chat ? boards ? homepages ? instant messages ? experts ? members ? help JOIN FREE (c) iVillage, Inc. 1999. All rights reserved. For sponsorship information, click here. Please send your FEEDBACK, comments and suggestions to our staff. �1995-1999 WhoWhere? Inc. All Rights Reserved. �1998-1999 Lycos, Inc. All Rights Reserved. Lycos is a registered trademark of Carnegie Mellon University Come with me on a special journey into a Wonderland of Wolves. My hopes are to create a new understanding for mankind and dispel the myths surrounding wolves. To help educate all in the true nature of these mystical and misunderstood animals. If you are one of those souls that cringe at the thought of wolves, you are confirming my feelings that these facts need to be told. So sit back, relax and take a trip with me. Your Host For This Page Is Tippi For centuries wolves have invoked fear in the hearts of mankind. Stories of wolves attacking man abounded. By the time someone noticed a rapid decline in their numbers wolves were at the threshold of extinction. What was once a healthy population of 250,000 wolves in the contiguous United States, was reduced to 450 animals by the late 1960's. The wolves had been victimized by government campaigns, predator control programs, bounty hunters and by misinformed ranchers and farmers. Today, thanks to the help of many agencies and rescue groups, the wolf is trying to make it's comeback. Everyone's help is needed to ensure the survival of this magnificent predator. Wolves are on the endangered species list and now protected from man. Alaska, our nation's "Last Frontier" is the only place in the United States where wolves are not protected as an endangered species. Between 7,000 and 10,000 wolves call Alaska home. Studies of wolf families have revealed close-knit family groups with much social interaction. They live, hunt and travel in these family groups. The hierarchy consists of an alpha pair (the dominating wolves), their pups and several subordinates under them. Displays of dominance and submission are frequent, used as confirmation of the social balance, reminding each wolf of it's proper place in the pack society. They communicate through facial expression, scent-marking, body posture, growls, barks, whimpers and howls. Howls signal many events, greetings, a warning to other wolves, a rallying of the pack to show solidarity, or a sign of bonding. When wolf pups are born, the pack gathers to rally and howls to announce the new arrivals. The birth of wolf pups is a rite in it's own. The wolf pups begin howling at the age of one month. Highly intelligent and equipped with keen eyesight, acute hearing and exceptional sense of smell, wolves can easily adapt to their surroundings. Gray wolves come in all shades of gray, creamy tan, brown, rusty red and solid black or white. Most gray wolves have silver gray bodies and about 30% are black. Their fur coat is made of two layers to help insulate and repel water. A wolf can curl up in the snow and sleep at minus 50 degrees F. They mate in late winter and usually produce about 6 pups two months later. Raising the pups is a joint effort by the entire wolf pack. Food is brought to the mother shortly after the pups are born. The mother is the only one allowed in the den with the pups. Even the father is banned from entering. When the mother does join in a hunt, other pack members stay behind to care for and watch over the pups. The pups stay inside the den for the first three to four weeks. At four weeks, the pups begin begin to go outside the den, and at five to eight weeks they are weaned. At this point, all pack members are responsible for the feeding of the pups. Usually there is one particular pack member that acts as baby-sitter, protector and confidante for the wolf pups. All members of the pack participate in helping and teaching the pups, disciplining them when necessary. By eight months, the pups have attained most of their full size and are actively hunting with the pack. Gray wolves feed mostly on the larger animals such as moose, deer, elk, caribou and antelope. When necessary, they will hunt beavers and rabbits. The attention, care and training lavished on their young make the pack an efficient hunting unit that forms intimate bonds of friendship and affection....friendship between individual pack members, one and the same with the pack. There are two main species in North America. The red wolf. (Canis rufus) is limited the southeastern United States. The gray wolf (Canis lupus) ranges from the area around the U.S./Canadian border almost all the way up to the North Pole. A full grown North American gray wolf can weigh from 95 to 100 ponds average. They stand from 30 to 32 inches high at the shoulders and stretch 6 feet from nose to tail. The females are about 20% smaller. The largest wolves are found in mid-Canada and Alaska, where body weight can get up to 175 pounds. Arctic wolves are lighter and have taller bodies for covering long distances. Gray wolves are divided into sub-species such as the eastern timber wolf and northern Rocky Mountain wolf. These names describe geographic origin rather than physical characteristics.. The physical differences between wolves basically relate to food and climate. The gray wolves that once lived in hot areas such as the southwestern United States and Mexico (El Lobo) were compact and small, weighing an average of 50 pounds or less. In closing I wish to reassure you wolves do not hunt man...rather man hunts wolves. Wolves are shy by nature, eluding man when at all possible. There is no need to fear wolves or wipe them out. They are a vital part of our ecosystems. In 1995, wolves were successfully reintroduced into the northern Rockies. Today hundreds are surviving in Yellowstone National Park where herds of bison elk and deer have outgrown their habitat. As a result many of them starve to death each winter. It is hoped and believed that returning the wolf to Yellowstone will return some balance to the ecosystem by keeping the over-population in check.......Only time will tell. email ? chat ? boards ? homepages ? instant messages ? experts ? members ? help JOIN FREE (c) iVillage, Inc. 1999. All rights reserved. For sponsorship information, click here. Please send your FEEDBACK, comments and suggestions to our staff. �1995-1999 WhoWhere? Inc. All Rights Reserved. �1998-1999 Lycos, Inc. All Rights Reserved. Lycos is a registered trademark of Carnegie Mellon University Come with me on a special journey into a Wonderland of Wolves. My hopes are to create a new understanding for mankind and dispel the myths surrounding wolves. To help educate all in the true nature of these mystical and misunderstood animals. If you are one of those souls that cringe at the thought of wolves, you are confirming my feelings that these facts need to be told. So sit back, relax and take a trip with me. Your Host For This Page Is Tippi For centuries wolves have invoked fear in the hearts of mankind. Stories of wolves attacking man abounded. By the time someone noticed a rapid decline in their numbers wolves were at the threshold of extinction. What was once a healthy population of 250,000 wolves in the contiguous United States, was reduced to 450 animals by the late 1960's. The wolves had been victimized by government campaigns, predator control programs, bounty hunters and by misinformed ranchers and farmers. Today, thanks to the help of many agencies and rescue groups, the wolf is trying to make it's comeback. Everyone's help is needed to ensure the survival of this magnificent predator. Wolves are on the endangered species list and now protected from man. Alaska, our nation's "Last Frontier" is the only place in the United States where wolves are not protected as an endangered species. Between 7,000 and 10,000 wolves call Alaska home. Studies of wolf families have revealed close-knit family groups with much social interaction. They live, hunt and travel in these family groups. The hierarchy consists of an alpha pair (the dominating wolves), their pups and several subordinates under them. Displays of dominance and submission are frequent, used as confirmation of the social balance, reminding each wolf of it's proper place in the pack society. They communicate through facial expression, scent-marking, body posture, growls, barks, whimpers and howls. Howls signal many events, greetings, a warning to other wolves, a rallying of the pack to show solidarity, or a sign of bonding. When wolf pups are born, the pack gathers to rally and howls to announce the new arrivals. The birth of wolf pups is a rite in it's own. The wolf pups begin howling at the age of one month. Highly intelligent and equipped with keen eyesight, acute hearing and exceptional sense of smell, wolves can easily adapt to their surroundings. Gray wolves come in all shades of gray, creamy tan, brown, rusty red and solid black or white. Most gray wolves have silver gray bodies and about 30% are black. Their fur coat is made of two layers to help insulate and repel water. A wolf can curl up in the snow and sleep at minus 50 degrees F. They mate in late winter and usually produce about 6 pups two months later. Raising the pups is a joint effort by the entire wolf pack. Food is brought to the mother shortly after the pups are born. The mother is the only one allowed in the den with the pups. Even the father is banned from entering. When the mother does join in a hunt, other pack members stay behind to care for and watch over the pups. The pups stay inside the den for the first three to four weeks. At four weeks, the pups begin begin to go outside the den, and at five to eight weeks they are weaned. At this point, all pack members are responsible for the feeding of the pups. Usually there is one particular pack member that acts as baby-sitter, protector and confidante for the wolf pups. All members of the pack participate in helping and teaching the pups, disciplining them when necessary. By eight months, the pups have attained most of their full size and are actively hunting with the pack. Gray wolves feed mostly on the larger animals such as moose, deer, elk, caribou and antelope. When necessary, they will hunt beavers and rabbits. The attention, care and training lavished on their young make the pack an efficient hunting unit that forms intimate bonds of friendship and affection....friendship between individual pack members, one and the same with the pack. There are two main species in North America. The red wolf. (Canis rufus) is limited the southeastern United States. The gray wolf (Canis lupus) ranges from the area around the U.S./Canadian border almost all the way up to the North Pole. A full grown North American gray wolf can weigh from 95 to 100 ponds average. They stand from 30 to 32 inches high at the shoulders and stretch 6 feet from nose to tail. The females are about 20% smaller. The largest wolves are found in mid-Canada and Alaska, where body weight can get up to 175 pounds. Arctic wolves are lighter and have taller bodies for covering long distances. Gray wolves are divided into sub-species such as the eastern timber wolf and northern Rocky Mountain wolf. These names describe geographic origin rather than physical characteristics.. The physical differences between wolves basically relate to food and climate. The gray wolves that once lived in hot areas such as the southwestern United States and Mexico (El Lobo) were compact and small, weighing an average of 50 pounds or less. In closing I wish to reassure you wolves do not hunt man...rather man hunts wolves. Wolves are shy by nature, eluding man when at all possible. There is no need to fear wolves or wipe them out. They are a vital part of our ecosystems. In 1995, wolves were successfully reintroduced into the northern Rockies. Today hundreds are surviving in Yellowstone National Park where herds of bison elk and deer have outgrown their habitat. As a result many of them starve to death each winter. It is hoped and believed that returning the wolf to Yellowstone will return some balance to the ecosystem by keeping the over-population in check.......Only time will tell. Come with me on a special journey into a Wonderlan of Wolves. My hopes are to create a new understanding for mankind and dispel the myths surrounding wolves. To help educate all in the true nature of these mystical and misunderstood animals. If you are one of those souls that cringe at the thought of wolves, you are confirming my feelings that these facts need to be told. So sit back, relax and take a trip with me. Your Host For This Page Is Tippi For centuries wolves have invoked fear in the hearts of mankind. Stories of wolves attacking man abounded. By the time someone noticed a rapid decline in their numbers wolves were at the threshold of extinction. What was once a healthy population of 250,000 wolves in the contiguous United States, was reduced to 450 animals by the late 1960's. The wolves had been victimized by government campaigns, predator control programs, bounty hunters and by misinformed ranchers and farmers. Today, thanks to the help of many agencies and rescue groups, the wolf is trying to make it's comeback. Everyone's help is needed to ensure the survival of this magnificent predator. Wolves are on the endangered species list and now protected from man. Alaska, our nation's "Last Frontier" is the only place in the United States where wolves are not protected as an endangered species. Between 7,000 and 10,000 wolves call Alaska home. Studies of wolf families have revealed close-knit family groups with much social interaction. They live, hunt and travel in these family groups. The hierarchy consists of an alpha pair (the dominating wolves), their pups and several subordinates under them. Displays of dominance and submission are frequent, used as confirmation of the social balance, reminding each wolf of it's proper place in the pack society. They communicate through facial expression, scent-marking, body posture, growls, barks, whimpers and howls. Howls signal many events, greetings, a warning to other wolves, a rallying of the pack to show solidarity, or a sign of bonding. When wolf pups are born, the pack gathers to rally and howls to announce the new arrivals. The birth of wolf pups is a rite in it's own. The wolf pups begin howling at the age of one month. Highly intelligent and equipped with keen eyesight, acute hearing and exceptional sense of smell, wolves can easily adapt to their surroundings. Gray wolves come in all shades of gray, creamy tan, brown, rusty red and solid black or white. Most gray wolves have silver gray bodies and about 30% are black. Their fur coat is made of two layers to help insulate and repel water. A wolf can curl up in the snow and sleep at minus 50 degrees F. They mate in late winter and usually produce about 6 pups two months later. Raising the pups is a joint effort by the entire wolf pack. Food is brought to the mother shortly after the pups are born. The mother is the only one allowed in the den with the pups. Even the father is banned from entering. When the mother does join in a hunt, other pack members stay behind to care for and watch over the pups. The pups stay inside the den for the first three to four weeks. At four weeks, the pups begin begin to go outside the den, and at five to eight weeks they are weaned. At this point, all pack members are responsible for the feeding of the pups. Usually there is one particular pack member that acts as baby-sitter, protector and confidante for the wolf pups. All members of the pack participate in helping and teaching the pups, disciplining them when necessary. By eight months, the pups have attained most of their full size and are actively hunting with the pack. Gray wolves feed mostly on the larger animals such as moose, deer, elk, caribou and antelope. When necessary, they will hunt beavers and rabbits. The attention, care and training lavished on their young make the pack an efficient hunting unit that forms intimate bonds of friendship and affection....friendship between individual pack members, one and the same with the pack. There are two main species in North America. The red wolf. (Canis rufus) is limited the southeastern United States. The gray wolf (Canis lupus) ranges from the area around the U.S./Canadian border almost all the way up to the North Pole. A full grown North American gray wolf can weigh from 95 to 100 ponds average. They stand from 30 to 32 inches high at the shoulders and stretch 6 feet from nose to tail. The females are about 20% smaller. The email ? chat ? boards ? homepages ? instant messages ? experts ? members ? help JOIN FREE (c) iVillage, Inc. 1999. All rights reserved. For sponsorship information, click here. Please send your FEEDBACK, comments and suggestions to our staff. �1995-1999 WhoWhere? Inc. All Rights Reserved. �1998-1999 Lycos, Inc. All Rights Reserved. Lycos is a registered trademark of Carnegie Mellon University