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[188] [189] Competition would favour the wolf, which is known to kill dogs; however, wolves usually live in pairs or in small packs in areas with high human persecution, giving them a disadvantage when facing large groups of dogs. [189] [190] Wolves kill dogs on occasion, and some wolf populations rely on dogs as an important food source.
Two wolf subspecies that live in the northern Rocky Mountains: Canis lupus irremotus (left) and Canis lupus occidentalis (right) The northern Rocky Mountain wolf preys primarily on the bison, elk, the Rocky Mountain mule deer, and the beaver, though it is an opportunistic animal and will prey upon other species if the chance arises.
[63] in March 2024, the Fish and Wildlife Services discovered that the wild population of Mexican gray wolves in the American Southwest had increased to 257 wolves, with 144 wolves (36 packs) in New Mexico and 113 wolves (20 packs) in Arizona. The annual pup survival rate was 62%. 113 wolves (44% of the population) have collars for monitoring ...
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An effort is underway to help wildlife safely cross U.S. 64 after at least three wolves, including two fathers, have been killed recently. Nearly 20% of wild red wolves have died on NC roads ...
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Active hunting of wolves was rare because many tribes believed that such an act would cause game animals to disappear or bring retribution from other wolves. [34] The Cherokee feared that the unjust killing of a wolf would bring about the vengeance of its pack mates, and that the weapon used for the deed would be useless in future unless ...
An endangered red wolf waits in a corn field inside the Alligator River National Wildlife Refuge on Friday, Dec. 15, 2023. The wild red wolf population dwindled to as few as seven wolves in the ...