Posted on 08/07/2010 1:40:59 PM PDT by Tina Grazier
Thanks to U.S. District Judge Donald Molloy's ruling (PDF file of preliminary injunction order) that the Endangered Species Act protections must be reinstated for wolves in both Montana and Idaho, be prepared to hear of more reports about large packs of wolves roaming the countryside in neighboring states like the one that was filmed in Oregon. Even though neither state, Washington or Oregon, were part of the Fish and Wildlife Service's wolf reintroduction program, they are definitely a recipient of the outcome. It was the late "90"s when the first wolves made it to Oregon, now they are beginning to roam in large packs as you will see in the video.
Make no mistake about it, the wolves in the video are direct descendants of the ones set loose in Idaho in 1995 & 1996. Those wolves by the way were not the Rocky Mountain wolves, also known as Canis Lupus Irremotus, they were the larger Canadian grays. The Rockey Mountain wolves were smaller and only hunted in pairs. (the only time they would hunt in groups of more than two was to train their offspring. When the young were old enough they would leave to find a mate and thus hunt with their mate to start the whole process again). However, the Canadian gray wolves are known as the Canis lupus Occidentalis, and they are a super sized predator which hunt in super sized packs. The Canis lupus Occidentalis evolved through the years so they could keep up with the caribou herds which can run hundreds of miles without taking a break to elude any predators. They also evolved into bigger and stronger wolves so as to be able to
Follow the link below to see the video of the
Largest Wolf Pack Ever Found in Oregon
(Excerpt) Read more at ChicoER/Gate)....
Dude. You are totally dissing my Golden.
Nice work Serpico. Not only were none of my posts addressed to you and none of your business, but you are also new on FR and had a need to exercise your inner hall monitor. The world can't have to many busy bodies. I think I will report your for slander and defamation of character. lol
Scouts Out! Cavalry Ho!
That's another thing addressed on the Save Our Elk website. The Timberwolf, which was prevalent in the Northern Rockies decades back, has been largely wiped out/driven off/displaced by the Canadian Gray Wolf itself.
The mental image that many wolf huggers have is of cute little Two Socks, from "Dances With Wolves", timidly snatching the piece of jerky from Lt. John Dunbar's hand. If it were a Canadian Gray Wolf, it would have taken Dunbar's arm off, ripped out his throat and broken his neck, then left him there to die a painful death.
Cute and cuddly "big dogs" they ain't. Canadian Gray Wolves are the serial killers of the animal kingdom.
Scouts Out! Cavalry Ho!
Ouch.
Shame on me.
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