5/25/2023 0 Comments Selective color lightzoneConservation of wolves presents a puzzling paradox. As an example, in British Columbia, there is NO closed season on the wolf in most hunting jurisdictions and opportunistic slaughter is encouraged by policy (it is the ONLY fur-bearing species for which NO hunting license is required in British Columbia!). While the Gray Wolf is currently listed as endangered in most of the 48 lower states of the United States and enjoys the privileges associated with such status (if lack of persecution and abuse can be thought of as a privilege), it is still official policy in much of Canada to rid the countryside of this magnificent keystone predator. Once extremely widespread in North America, the Gray Wolf was virtually extirpated from the contiguous 48 states of America and now is regularly found within only a fraction of its historical range in Canada. ![]() Probably no species alive today has suffered as much direct persecution from humans as has the Gray Wolf ( Canis lupus). Congratulations! Wolves in other areas of the lower 48 states (including the Southwest wolf population), remain on Endangered Species list. Both actions are a direct result of a successful recovery plan. Proposed delisting of Northern Rockies population on January 29, 2007. Species Status in the United States: Western Great Lakes population removed from list of Endangered and Threatened species on January 29, 2007. Other populations not listed as Endangered or Threatened. Species Status in Canada*: Only Eastern Wolf listed as species of "Special Concern" in May, 2001. Ten percent of the revenue generated by this image will be donated to Wildsight. None of the photographs exhibited on this website are of captive animals in zoos or game farms or restrained in any fashion. However, it was/is NOT a fully wild wolf - it inhabited a nearby wolf education and rehabilitation centre and was released from captivity shortly before this image was taken. I feel very fortunate to have temporarily shared a piece of wilderness with such a magnificent creature.ĭisclosure of Subject Status: When photographed, this wolf was free-ranging in a natural environment and not restrained in any way. I found the combination of the pink tongue and the intense yellow eyes both visually and emotionally powerful. Indeed, wolf attacks on humans are exceptionally rare, and there has been only 1 documented fatal attack on a human being in North America in over 100 years. ![]() Rather than expressing a desire to make me its next meal, this wolf was simply cleaning his face after feeding on some very tasty (at least to the wolf!) fresh meat. One wonders if Little Red Riding Hood viewed a scene similar to this! I managed to catch this adult male Gray Wolf licking his lips along a trail near Golden, BC.
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