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A 6 page overview of the behavior, ecology, and management concerns which exist for this fascinating carnivore. The gray wolf (Canis lupus) is not only one of the most impressive of the large North American mammals it is also one of the most misunderstood. Recent conservation efforts have been successful in reviving an almost extinct population but this success has not been without its problems. As wolf populations expand their threat to man, whether perceived or real, grows. This paper emphasizes that proper management of the gray wolf involves not just species specific management but ecosystem management as a whole. Bibliography lists 4 sources.
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gray wolf (Canis lupus) is not only one of the most impressive of the large North American mammals it is also one of the most misunderstood. The history of
the gray wolf since the arrival of the European peoples who indiscriminately displaced both indigenous human populations and indigenous animal and plant populations has been interlaced with attempts at extermination
and, more recently, conservation. The species was almost reduced to the point of extinction before public sentiment would sway to the point where it would receive some protection.
First listed as an endangered species in 1973, the gray wolf (thanks to the conservation efforts and severe legal penalties for harming this species which have sprung up only in
the last thirty years) has begun to see a gradual upswing in its population numbers. The gray wolf was, in fact, scheduled in 2002 to be taken off the
list of federal endangered species (Treves, 2002). With the upswing in the gray wolf population which led to this proposed delisting, however, there has been a consequent increase once
again in the same public resentment which almost obliterated the gray wolf from the face of the earth just a few decades ago. This resentment, and the loss of
habitat which seems to characterize so many indigenous species of the Americas, translate to a continuation of the rocky road which the gray wolf has traveled for so long.
The wolf is both an animal of our hearts and an animal of our fears. Numerous indigenous hold the wolf in high regard,
as a magical being whose role is integrally interrelated with all other animals and man as well. European folklore, in contrast, often portrays the wolf as a menace and
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