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    An Issue of Justice and the Wolf Packs of Yellowstone National Park For decades the wolf population in the United States was extinct. Until the reintroduction of the gray wolf back into Yellowstone National Park in 1995, the once “380,000 wolves ranging across the western United Stated and Mexico” were wiped out. Since the 1930’s, they had been designated as endangered; that has since changed. “…they had just gone from being protected by a national park and the Endangered Species Act to becoming

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    Akepangi Animal History

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    Thousands of years ago the wolves stepped out of the forest and transformed in an evolutionary blink of the eye into what we now call a “dog”. They originated from East Asia and changed the human life forever. From the descendants of ancient wild dogs in Papua New Guinea to a hairless breed is thought to have magical powers in Mexico. Without dogs, we would still be hunters and gatherers if it wasn’t for dogs. We would also lack guardians and expert guides. In Papua New Guinea, a band of men set

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    yellowstone. yellowstone used to be wolves natural territory. they beautful cry of the wolf at the the mid night moon. the natural pray.wolves are beautiful natural creatures that love and take care of each other. Also make sure eachother are happy and full. people say that wolves are so bad but really whos worse human or wolves. the wolves were balancing the econemy. then humans were scared that the wolves would get all their livestock, so they killed them all. wolves rarely attack humans and we

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    Rare Gray Wolf Shot Down in Utah A protected female gray wolf has been shot and killed in Utah by a hunter who claims to have mistaken it for a coyote. DNA tests conducted by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service have confirmed that it is the same wolf, which wore a radio collar, that had been previously spotted in the Grand Canyon in Arizona—the first gray wolf seen so far south in at least 70 years. After being slaughtered in the tens of thousands back in the 1920s and ‘30s, the species had never

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    Dog And Wolf Animal is a group of organisms that are classified in the kingdom Animalia or metazoans, is one of the many living things on earth. Other designations are fauna and wildlife. Dog and Wolf are similarly,they are mammal. Mammal is a class of vertebrate animals are mainly characterized by the presence of mammary glands, which in females produce milk as a source of their food; their hair; and body endothermic or "warm-blooded". Dog and wolf have another thing in common, namely a four-legged

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    Arctic Wolf

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    Wolves are one of the smartest, and fiercest animals alive. Wolves are known for being great at hunting, and very dangerous and mysterious. I’m here to tell you how the life of a wolf is, and how they’re not dangerous to us humans. Wolves mainly live in the Arctic, North America, Europe, and Asia. Like in the Arctic, and North America they've learned to survive on fat stored amongst their bodies. There are over 12,000 wolves that live in Europe like the

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    Do you know that the relationship between dogs and humans has changed over time? The relationship between dogs and humans has changed over time because dogs have changed and they have become pets. I have read two passages about dogs changing over time and how they have become pets. The passages are called "How the Wolf Became the Dog" and ''How the Dog Became Part of the Family.'' These two passages have gave me great information on how dogs have changed over time. Also do you know that these nice

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    The caribou are the most endangered species in the 48 lower states. The Caribou that are still living can be found in the Selkirk Mountains near Canadian Border, Idaho, and northeast Washington. The biggest reason for the disappearing of the Caribou is predation. Since the Caribou are disappearing they are also known as the gray ghost. The Selkirk herd of caribou can be found in the snowy old forest in Idaho, and in the northeast part of Washington, but they spend most of their time in Southern Canada

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    Some species of wolves live in the united states. You may be surprised to find out that they consume up to 20 pounds of meat in a single feeding. When it comes to the actual mating. This is why it is hard getting the number of wolves increase. The body of a wolf allows it to survive a variety of locations. The howl from a wolf can be heard from around it is the trade mark by which these animals are known for. The wolf is one of the best communicators out there when it comes to the use of body language

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    Relocating Wolves Cite – Spilsbury Louise and Richard, A Pack of Wolves, oct 2003, Info Search, Not the exact cite. - Long ago, wolves lived all over the northern parts of the world. Today, gray wolves live mainly in wild parts of north America, Asia, the middle east, and a few parts of Europe, (This could be because of relocating) Cite – (General Editor) Harris Tim, Animal Families, Wolves, Brown Bear Books, Not the exact cite. - Through the centuries wolves have been driven

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