Post by muskyhusky on Oct 19, 2008 0:56:53 GMT -6
Three species of Wolves:
Gray Wolf (canis lupus)
Mexican Wolves - 200 in 41 captive facilities. 35 wolves in 6 packs were released in march 1998 in Apache National Forest in Arizona.
Red Wolf (canis rufus)
Red Wolves - 70-90 released in Alligator River and Pocosin Lakes National Wildlife Refuges.
Abyssinian Wolf (canis simensis)
A newly recognized species of the wolf family. It is found only in the highlands of Ethiopia. Their population if approximately 550 wolves. They usually never weight more than 40 pounds and it preys mainly on rodents.
Wolf Statistics in the United States
Currently there are approximately 3200-3500 wolves in the wild in the Lower 48 States.
Alaska 5000- 6000
Canada - 50,000-60,000
Minnesota - 2500 -2600
Michigan - 200 = 9 packs
Wisconsin - 200 = 9 packs
Idaho - 150 = 15 packs
Montana - 80 = 7 packs
Wyoming - Yellowstone Nat'l Park - 120 = 9 packs
The Yellowstone wolf packs include:
Cheif Joseph = 2
Sheep Mount = 9
Leopold = 10-12
Rose Creek = 12
Druid = 8
Sunlight Basin = 7
Crstal Creek = 8
Teton = 6
Jackson = 5
Nez Perz = 13
(Originally started with 14 wolves in 1988, and end of 1999 120 wolves have been established. 1997 67 pups were born, 50 survived. In 1999 64 pups were born, 38 survived.)
Gray Wolf (canis lupus)
Mexican Wolves - 200 in 41 captive facilities. 35 wolves in 6 packs were released in march 1998 in Apache National Forest in Arizona.
Red Wolf (canis rufus)
Red Wolves - 70-90 released in Alligator River and Pocosin Lakes National Wildlife Refuges.
Abyssinian Wolf (canis simensis)
A newly recognized species of the wolf family. It is found only in the highlands of Ethiopia. Their population if approximately 550 wolves. They usually never weight more than 40 pounds and it preys mainly on rodents.
Wolf Statistics in the United States
Currently there are approximately 3200-3500 wolves in the wild in the Lower 48 States.
Alaska 5000- 6000
Canada - 50,000-60,000
Minnesota - 2500 -2600
Michigan - 200 = 9 packs
Wisconsin - 200 = 9 packs
Idaho - 150 = 15 packs
Montana - 80 = 7 packs
Wyoming - Yellowstone Nat'l Park - 120 = 9 packs
The Yellowstone wolf packs include:
Cheif Joseph = 2
Sheep Mount = 9
Leopold = 10-12
Rose Creek = 12
Druid = 8
Sunlight Basin = 7
Crstal Creek = 8
Teton = 6
Jackson = 5
Nez Perz = 13
(Originally started with 14 wolves in 1988, and end of 1999 120 wolves have been established. 1997 67 pups were born, 50 survived. In 1999 64 pups were born, 38 survived.)
