SCIENTIFIC CLASSIFICATION Animalia Chordata Mammalia Carnivora Canis Lycaon

ANATOMY AND APPEARANCE The eastern wolf is smaller than most wolves.

SURVIVAL STATUS Extinct Threatened Endangered Special Concern

THE EASTERN WOLF’S DIET The eastern wolf’s main food source is the white tailed deer.

HABITAT AND RANGE The eastern wolf’s range of habitat spans from southern Quebec to around the middle Ontario.

LIFE CYCLE

REPRODUCTION AND YOUNG

BEHAVIOR Eastern wolves will stay hidden in the forest because have learned to fear humans over the years.

PREDATORS AND ENEMIES The main enemy and predator of the eastern wolf are humans.

THREATS TO THE EASTERN WOLF There are many different reasons why the eastern wolves numbers are decreasing.

PROTECTION/CONSERVATION There are laws in Ontario that state that you cannot hunt Eastern wolves year round

DEFENSE MECHANISMS

WHAT WE CAN DO

THE IMPORTANCE OF THE EASTERN WOLF

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