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NORTHWESTERN GRAY WOLF
The leading threat that Rocky Mountain wolves face is poachers and trappers; especially in the three northern states where they are not federally protected (Idaho, Montana, and Wyoming). The fight to relist Northern Rocky Mountain wolves is currently ongoing. Wolves are federally protected under the Endangered Species Act in most of the lower 48, yet remain imperiled in the Northern Rocky Mountain region.
CONSERVATION
The Northwestern gray wolf (Canis lupus irremotus) is a gray wolf subspecies, commonly called the 'Rocky Mountain wolf'. Northwestern wolves come in various colors, ranging from gray, black, and white. Rocky Mountain wolves generally weigh 70 to 150 lbs and stand 2-3 feet tall (26-32 inches). The typical lifespan of a Rocky Mountain wolf in the wild is roughly 2-3 years.
Their diet consists mainly of ungulates such as elk, deer, bison, and occasionally moose. Gray wolves typically breed between the months of February and April. Northwestern wolves inhabit the northwestern United States; which comprises Idaho, Montana, Wyoming, Oregon, and Washington and the Canadian regions where the Rocky Mountains extend.
FACTS & PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION
Copyright: Wolf Conservation Center
The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service is more involved in the recovery of gray wolves, as evident by the new wolf recovery plan. Despite this victory, we are to remain vigilant and continue to advocate for wolf conservation to ensure (if protections are applied) that they will remain permanent. Law-makers continue to attack the ESA; even campaigning for the delisting of the gray wolf. Gray wolves will continue to be subjected to persecution and hatred across the U.S., and for that reason, we must be their safeguard.
OUR WORK
STOP THE HUNT.
SAVE WOLVES.
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