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November Feature
Wolves
The grey or timber wolf (Canis lupus) is the largest wild canid, with adult males weighing on average, 30-40 kilograms. Once the world's most widely distributed mammal, spread throughout the northern hemisphere, the grey wolf's largest populations are now found in Canada, Alaska, and Russia. Packs generally include a breeding pair, offspring of the current year as well as a few animals from previous years. The number of wolves in a pack rarely exceeds 12 but exceptionally up to 30 have been recorded. Their diet consists mainly of large ungulates (grass-eating mammals) such as moose, caribou, and deer, but they also eat smaller animals and livestock.
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