I call your name out in the night.
The moon is howling too.
I scream at things that cause you fright...
And I come to protect you.
I am the spirit
of the Cherokee...
Sent to light your way.
I am wolf.
I protect you on this day.
Into the evening shadows
I make my way with stealth..
I am Wolf...
I am yourself.
Cite for this poem:http://www.wcnet.org/~bro13256/mt2.html
Thursday, May 10, 2012
Beating Of Our Hearts
The blood in my veins is that of yours,
The air you breathe is the same as mine,
I hunt to live, you hunt for sport,
Yet our hearts are to beat as one,
For when are hearts are in time,
The world is at peace,
Yet still you make my heart still,
Until I may be let to breathe again,
The world shall never be at rest.
So let me breathe and roam the land free,
Do you not see how alike we are?
You and me?
Just let me breathe, and be free.
The air you breathe is the same as mine,
I hunt to live, you hunt for sport,
Yet our hearts are to beat as one,
For when are hearts are in time,
The world is at peace,
Yet still you make my heart still,
Until I may be let to breathe again,
The world shall never be at rest.
So let me breathe and roam the land free,
Do you not see how alike we are?
You and me?
Just let me breathe, and be free.
Cite for this poem:http://www.wolfsongalaska.org/wolf_poem_Beating_of_Our_Hearts.html
The Thoughts of the True Players on behalf of Wolf Reintroduction
At first I came across two set of individuals. The people consisted of people who stated that wolf reintroduction would be beneficial to the environment. The other set of people known as Ranchers stated with much anger and frustration that wolf reintroduction would be not beneficial, due to the fact of their livestock being killed by the wolves themselves. Lastly the last sets of people that are involved were every day civilians that were both against and for wolf introduction. Though instead of looking at each of the individual groups I decided to stop looking into such diverse interests rather just look into the main interest of my own. The individuals whom I chose to do my full research on are the Ranchers and their true views on wolf introduction. Ranchers I noticed within two articles I chose to analyze had two views. There was two who stated that wolf reintroduction would help to keep the herbivores from overpopulating the area they inhabit. Others stated that they didn’t wish wolves to be put back into reintroduction no matter where it was to be. They stated that it would create a problem for their livestock. Though I found that in the year of 2003 in Montana that more sheep were lost more to coyotes, disease, weather, eagles, bears, and foxes were a much greater threat than the wolves themselves. So my statement to begin is this that I am for wolf reintroduction, my voice is to be used towards stating the facts towards why wolf reintroduction is an asset to our ecosystem.
These were question I asked in a survey
1) What is your opinion on Wolf Reintroduction?
2) Have you come into contact with wolves disturbing your livestock?
3) What is your outlook on wolves?
4) How would you as an individual talk on behalf of how you think wolves would interact if to come into contact with a person?
5) What is your opinion on where you would think would be a good area to reintroduce wolves hypothetically?
6) Do you have a preference on what type of wolves if you as an individual wanted to try a study case where wolves were reintroduced?
7) Why are you so against Wolf Reintroduction?
8) When you think of a wolf how would you describe the habits, structure and behavior?
9) What is the main reason’s of why you’re against wolf reintroduction?
10) What studies have you come into contact that are related to wolf reintroduction?
Tuesday, May 1, 2012
Myths and Facts Of Thy Wolf
Wolves, unique creatures of the night are more than what people portray them to be. They have been mixed up in fairytales to be carried down through the ages. These myths live in tales and stories planted in our minds to where they have become fact in some resident’s perspective. Wolves have been stated to be vicious demons that are only capable of evil with an insatiable thirst for flesh. It has even gone far enough in the minds of people too creative for their own good to state that when the moon is at the right cycle wolves are able to possess the soul of a human. Though there is no documentation of a healthy wolf killing a human, sadly most of the myths that are lingering about is what most perceive as truth about the wolf. Due to this ridiculous bundle of stories wolves have been alienated the most of all the predators.
Wolves regardless of what some wish to think or state, wolves play a vital role in the ecosystem. These predators are needed not just a want but a need. It was seen within surveys that most Americans stated that they wished for wolves to be reintroduced back into the wild. Other places such as agencies of U.S Fish and Wildlife Service within Wyoming, Idaho and Colorado have shown that a good amount of the people there want the reintroduction of wolves. The percentage of people who think the reintroduction is a good idea is 70%. People from Michigan’s Upper Peninsula whom stated on behalf of being hunters heavily supported the idea of wolves to be in the wild. Then within Yellowstone 78% of visitors stated that wolf reintroduction would serve a good purpose. Though in areas where wolves are such as Alaska have decreased the herbivores in the area but it is stated that it will be a better situation to handle rather than what we humans are doing to the ecosystem. To show human impact more deer were killed due to cars in standing at a number of 8,558 deer killed, while wolves killed and consumed several hundred deer, then hunters killed 116,000. As it is seen here that wolves are not the main player who is having an impact on the lives of the deer populations. Wolves serve purposes such as strengthening herds by killing and consuming the weak of the herd, so when breeding takes place within the herbivore herds only the strong would have survived to mate with one another. Wolves also help to feed other carnivores in the area by leaving leftovers for other scavengers. They are a part of the natural order and without them the ecosystem may not fall apart all at once but this movement of wolves will have an effect, perhaps excellent if reintroduced in the proper way or fail if not done properly.
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Wolf Species and their Sub-Species
According to the found information I put together an excel sheet to display the three main wolf species as well as other wolves found throughout the world. I put the sub-species underneath each of the three main wolf species I found within websites that had been updated recently, instead of from 2003. The three main species of wolf found consisted of North American Gray Wolf, Eurasian Gray Wolf and Red Wolf. Other items that can be found within the excel sheet is the information in knowing if the sub-species of that wolf is alive or extinct. Underneath the category of the North American Gray Wolf sub-species I realized there was the dingo as well as the domesticated dog, I had them bolded to let my viewers know that some biologist’s do not count this sub-species, but I wanted to keep them within the excel sheet because they are part of the canine family.
The North American Gray Wolf is the largest of all the canine family. Their colors vary from salt-and-pepper gray, black or all white. These wolves resemble the German shepherds they are an ancestor of the domesticated dog. Their diet consists of large hoofed animals such as deer, elk, moose and caribou. It is remarkable because these carnivores have also been known to consume beaver as well as rabbit and other small mammals. These wolves are scavengers and usually pillage off animals that have died due to such causes as disease or malnourishment. Common threats Gray wolves encounter is death from the quarrel between people due to their livestock losses. These people are known as, Ranchers. Wolf predation is very slim as well as an uncommon threat to livestock, though Ranchers still put the blame on wolves. Wolves that are caught in the act of attacking or killing livestock are killed. Defenders of this beautiful creature are desperately trying to fix the problem in a different manner rather than just butchering the wolves. Some of the possible ideas to stop wolves from attacking livestock and intern stop the killing of wolves are to try putting up fencing around the livestock, more lighting in areas that are dark, an alarm system or removing the feeble of the livestock that may attract the scavenging wolves. Most of the threats linger in the myths of wolves and the fear it leaves in people of this misunderstood creature, the wolf. Wolves are an essential part of the ecosystem and many defenders as well as conservation organization will not rest until this animal may roam freely once more.
The Eurasian Gray Wolf survived and lives in North America as well as some parts of Europe and Asia. Several of the sub-species of the Eurasian Gray Wolf did at one point live throughout Northern Europe and Asia as well as some of the southern parts of India and the Arabian Peninsula. About one-third of wolves have been reduced in areas throughout the world though this wolf, the gray wolf survived. They are widely spread throughout the world and the numbers of this particular species is increasing. The gray wolf is stated to be the least of the wolf to be concerned about because they are making a comeback. In speaking in terms of the wild populations of the Eurasian Gray Wolf they are found most commonly throughout central Asia which includes Russia, Kazakhstan and parts of the Soviet Union. In this area there are 90,000 wolves and in Mongolia there are more than 10,000 wolves present. Every year many wolves are killed in the country Russia for their fur due to the fur trade as well as the ongoing conflict with humans. The main conflict between humans and wolves is due to the loss of Ranchers livestock from wolves. In Western and Eastern parts of Europe wolves are slim in finding in these areas including Spain, France, Germany, Scandinavia, Italy, Greece, Poland, Romania and Croatia. Due to the protection placed by the United States government since the 1970’s this has allowed the populations in Europe to come back into play decently.
The Red Wolf is not as the Gray Wolf it is much smaller with being a slender breed of wolf. The coloring of the Red wolf is gray-black with an addition of a reddish cast that gives this wolf its name. Their diet consists of rodents or small mammals such as rabbits. These wolves have been known to eat berries and if able to they will consume deer. These wolves were hunted to the point of extinction; though the U.S Fish and Wildlife Service decided to catch and help breed 20 pure red wolves in captivity in the year of 1980 to help the population regain its numbers. In the year 2007, there were about 207 red wolves in captivity at 38 different captive breeding services. Due to these programs it has helped more than 100 red wolves to be able to live peacefully in the wild. Red Wolves are found through the parts of the southeastern U.S from Pennsylvania to the sunshine state, Florida and all the way to Texas. Wild populations of red wolves roam more than 1.7 million acres within the northeastern North Carolina, which includes a national refuge, called Alligator River National Wildlife as well the refuge Lakes National Wildlife. Red Wolves are shy, guarded and either hunt unaided or in small packs. Red Wolves are complex individuals when it comes to breeding; they form pair-bonds for life. The number of wolves in one pack depends on how abundant their prey is because if there is slim food then some of the pack may die off due to starvation. The places that red wolves pick for dens are usually in hollow trees, stream banks and sand knolls. These wolves reproduce in the late winter and their gestation period is about 60-63 days. Red Wolves are able to have the minimum of 2 pups and are able to have maximum of 8 pups. The threats that attack this species of wolf are human developments, harsh weather conditions, vehicles, and of course illegal killings. Interbreeding that happens between coyotes and red wolf populations is a constant threat due to the species because recovery of red wolf is not taking place rather a new and unstable breed is being made.
North American Gray Wolf Subspecies
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Kenai Peninsula Wolf (extinct)
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Arctic Wolf
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Mexican Wolf
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Newfoundland Wolf (extinct)
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Bernard's Wolf
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British Columbia Wolf (extinct)
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Vancouver Island Wolf
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Canis lupus dingo
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Dingo
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Canis lupus familiaris
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Domestic dog
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Cascade Mountain Wolf (extinct)
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Manitoba Wolf (extinct)
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Hudson Bay Wolf
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Northern Rocky Mountains Wolf
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Labrador Wolf
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Alexander Archipelago Wolf
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Eastern North America Timber Wolf
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Mackenzie Tundra Wolf
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Baffin Island Wolf
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Mogollon Mountain Wolf (extinct)
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Texas Wolf (extinct)
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Great Plains Wolf
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Mackenzie Valley Wolf
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Greenland Wolf
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Interior Alaskan Wolf
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Alaskan Tundra Wolf
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Southern Rocky Mountain Wolf (extinct)
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Eurasian Gray Wolf Subspecies
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Subspecies
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Common Name
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Tundra Wolf
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Arabian Wolf
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Steppe Wolf
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Tibetan Wolf
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Hokkaido Wolf (extinct)
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Honshu Japanese Wolf (extinct)
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Italian Wolf
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Common Gray Wolf
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Iranian Wolf
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Iberian Wolf
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Red Wolf Subspecies
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Subspecies
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Common Name
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Common Red Wolf
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Canis lupus floridanus (extinct)
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Canis lupus gregoryi (extinct)
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Other Wolves Of The World
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Species/Subspecies
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Common Name
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Dire Wolf (extinct)
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Canis edwardii
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Egyptian Wolf
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Indian Wolf
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Ethiopian Wolf
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Maned Wolf
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