W hat Are We Doi ng

To Hel p?

W hy Are They
Endangered?

M an y peopl e ar e don atin g

m on ey an d tr yin g to ch an ge
th e pr eju dges again st wol ves
becau se of th eir awfu l
por tr ayal in car toon s an d
stor ies. Peopl e ar e al so tr yin g
to com e with a sol u tion to stop
th e wol ves fr om eatin g
l ivestock .

Gr ey W ol ves ar e en dan ger ed

becau se peopl e wer e con stan tl y
k il l in g th em becau se of th eir
n egative por tr ayal . Th ey wou l d
k il l th em for th eir fu r s. Peopl e
wou l d al so k il l th em becau se
wol ves wou l d h u n t th eir
l ivestock . Th ey ar e al l owed to be
h u n ted in som e states. Th eir
h abitats ar e al so tak en over by
peopl e.

About Grey Wol ves

Gr ey W ol ves ar e an im al s th at
can gr ow u p to 6 an d a h al f feet
l on g an d u p to 130 pou n ds. Th ey
u su al l y on l y l ast 7-8 year s in th eir
n atu r al h abitat bu t th ey can l ive
m u ch l on ger. Th ey u su al l y eat
You can join th e Defender s of
l ar ge m am m al s su ch as deer an d
Wi ldli fe an d h el p oth er
el k . Each wol f each h as its u n iqu e
en dan ger ed an im al s al on g with th e h owl th at we can iden tify it by.
gr ey wol f.
W ol ves ar e u su al l y fou n d in
for est or m ou n tain ou s ar eas.

H ow You Can
H el p :

Link to Defenders.org

Grey
Wolves
By: Kathryn Howe

Grey Wol ves

We can est i mat e t hat t here are onl y about
13,200 grey wol ves l ef t i n exi st ence.
W h er e Can Th ey Be
Fou n d ?:
Gr ey wol ves u sed to be fou n d
al l over th e u n ited state. Now
th ey ar e fou n d in Can ada,
Al ask a, th e Gr eat Lak es, th e
Pacific Nor th west an d
Yel l owston e Nation al Par k .

W hy Are Grey Wol ves I mport ant ?

Gr ey W ol ves ar e im por tan t to ou r wor l d today. Th ey ar e im por tan t becau se
th ey h el p con tr ol th e el k an d deer popu l ation . If Gr ey wol ves wen t extin ct in
th e n ext five year s th e en vir on m en t wou l d be ou t of bal an ce. Accor din g to
Defen der s of W il dl ife "W ol ves pl ay a k ey r ol e in k eepin g ecosystem s h eal th y.
" (Defender s) . Th ey k eep th e ecosystem h eal th y by m an agin g th e el k , deer,
an d oth er an im al popu l ation s. If th ey wen t extin ct deer an d el k wou l d
popu l ate to m or e th an th ey h ave th e food to feed an d m an y wou l d die off
becau se of star vation . Peopl e ar e al r eady star tin g to k il l off th e wol f
popu l ation becau se "Con gr ess en ded feder al pr otection for th e gr ey wol f in
M on tan a, Idah o an d par ts of W ash in gton state an d Or egon ." (W eekend)
wh ich al l owed th e states to m ak e th eir own decision s for con tr ol of th e wol f
popu l ation . Th is cou l d poten tial l y l ead to th e extin ction of th e wol ves.
W ith ou t wol ves, popu l ation s of an im al s wou l d over gr ow an d poten tial l y en d
u p k il l in g th em sel ves off becau se of over popu l ation .

Sour ces Used

"Basic Facts Abou t Gr ay W ol ves."
Defender s of W ildlife. N.p., 14 M ar.
2012. W eb. 28 Jan . 2016.

"Gr ey W ol ves Lose En dan ger ed

Statu s, For Good?" W eekend Edition
Satur day 7 M ay 2011. Student
Resour ces in Context. W eb. 26 Jan .
2016.