1. WOLVES OF NORTH AMERICA

2. (Chrysocyon brachyurus)
3 Species Of Wolves
Red Wolf (Canis rufus)
Grey Wolf (Canis lupus)
Maned Wolf
(Chrysocyon brachyurus)

3. Also known as Timber wolf
Gray Wolf Facts
Prey: Large hoofed animals (elk, deer, moose & caribou)
Size: feet long, lbs.
Interesting Facts: They range in color from pure white in Arctic populations to brown, gray, cinnamon & black.
There are 14 subspecies of gray wolves.
(Arctic wolf, Mexican gray wolf, Ethiopian wolf, etc)
Also known as Timber wolf

4. Former Range of Gray Wolf

5. Present Range

6. Former Range in U.S.

7. U.S. Range in 1974

8. Today

9. Mexican Wolf Facts:
The smallest of the gray wolf subspecies
Have been wiped out from the wild.
34 wolves have been returned to the Apache Reservation
200 wolves in captivity (including 4 at Brookfield Zoo)
In 2008, 50 more wolves were released

10. Red Wolf Facts
Prey: Small mammals (rabbits, rodents, muskrats, etc) Occasionally they will eat berries, insects, or white-tailed deer.
Size: 4-5 feet long, lbs.
(between the size of gray wolf & coyote)
Interesting Facts: They were extinct from the wild in As of 2007, about 207 red wolves were in captivity. Since then, about 100 have been returned to the wild.
Their large ears help them cool off. They are nocturnal, unlike their gray wolf cousins.

13. Maned Wolf Facts Prey: Fruit, mice, rats, birds, and lizards.
Size: Much taller than gray wolves, but half the weight (40-50 lbs.)
Interesting Facts: They have the longest legs in proportion to their spine of any canine.
They only live in South America in the rainforest.
They are from a different genus from the Gray and Red wolves, so not very closely related to them.

14. The Success of the Hunt