Wolves of the world

From: Natural History | Date: December 1, 1996| Author: McNamee, Thomas | Copyright information

One problem in evaluating the status of wolves in many countries is the absence of good data. Even for countries where figures can be cited, the evidence relied on is sometimes pretty thin-forest guard anecdotes, outdated censuses, unmonitored habitat trends. Another complication is that dispersing wolves can range for more than five hundred miles, making it difficult to estimate resident populations.

Asia: The overwhelming number of the world's gray wolves live in Russia and the form...

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