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Save The Wolf Campaign

Endangered Species ~ The Wolf
Only two species of wolves remain today--the gray, or timber, wolf (Canes lupus), largest member of the dog family, and the red wolf (Canes Rufus). Because of human persecution and habitat destruction, the gray wolf, once among the most widespread mammals outside the tropics, is now found in substantial numbers only in a few regions in Europe, Asia, and North America. The pure red wolf is thought to be virtually extinct in the wild as a result of hybridization with migrating coyotes.

Both species resemble shepherd dogs, though their heads and muzzles are broader and their tails shorter and bushier. The gray wolf has a coat usually of gray to tawny-buff. It grows up to 32 inches high at the shoulder and weighs up to 175 pounds . The red wolf is smaller--about 66 pounds --and has a cinnamon or tawny coat with gray and black highlights.

Both species are in dire need of your help!

Please visit the sites below to find out how you can help save the Wolf.
Wolf Awareness Sites
 Wolf Awareness Inc.    U.S. Gov ~ Endangered Species
 Northern Prairie Research Center         The Wild Ones ~ An Education Site
 North American Wolf Association      Defenders Of Wildlife
 Sisterhood Of The Wolf    SheoWolf's Place
 The Wolf Recovery Foundation      
 Sign The Save The Wolf Petition at NAWA
"For the first time in the history of the planet, one species made a deliberate, organized attempt to exterminate a fellow species" - Excerpted from Rick McIntyre's "A Society of Wolves"
Please join us to save the wolf by signing the NAWA's PETITION TO SAVE THE WOLVES