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Gray Wolf

The largest member of the canine family and an ancestor of the dog, the gray wolf is 26-32 inches in height at the shoulder and weighs 44-115 lbs. The gray wolf can reach five to six feet in length, from nose to tail. Wolves usually mate for life.
Wolves inhabit forests, tundra, deserts, plains and mountains. At one time the gray wolf ranged throughout Canada and across all of the contiguous U.S. Today, Canada has roughly 50,000 gray wolves, Alaska approximately 7,000 to 10,000...and the rest of the U.S. probably fewer than 3,000 with almost 2,500 of them in Minnesota.
Wolves need open land and an abundant supply of prey to survive. The illegal killing of wolves is a serious problem, especially for small populations. |