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HOWLING
Wolves are extremely expressive, and make use
of a wide repertoire of growls, barks, whines, and
squeals to communicate. By far the most famous method of
communication, however, is the howl - which may have more
power to stir human emotions than any other animal cry.
Wolves howl for any number of reasons.
They may wish to attract a mate, or bring the pack
together, or even inform members of their own pack of
their whereabouts. They may howl before a hunt, after
consuming a kill, or when an intruder is present. Wolf
pups may howl in distress or after they have been
playing. Experienced observers note that there are
different types of howls for different occasions--
hunting, communciation within the pack, even mourning.
Howls range in duration from one to ten seconds. Across a
flat prairie or open territory, a wolf howl can be
audible for ten miles.
When several wovles howl at once, they do so at different
pitches. If two wolves hit the same note, one or both may
change pitch until a discordant note is reached. Often
the sound of such communal howls confuses listeners into
believing they hear many more wolves than are actually
howling.
-- Want to learn more about Wolves, just
choose a link from the below. And don't forget to take a
look at my presentation page, which is dedicated to Wolf
info. --
Click on the Wolf to learn more about Wolves
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HOWL TO YOU MICHIGAN
WOLF COMEBACK CONTINUES
LANSING--Results of the 1998-99 winter wolf survey, conducted by the Department of Natural Resources, confirmed the presence of at least 174 wolves, in at least 30 packs, scattered across the Upper Peninsula. This compares with last year’s count of 140 wolves. No wolves were confirmed in the Lower Peninsula.
The wolf census is conducted by biologists on snowmobiles or snowshoes and from aerial observations of radio-collared wolves during the winter. This year’s count was delayed by poor tracking snow in early winter. "This represents a minimum count of wolves," said Jim Hammill, Wildlife Management Unit Supervisor. "Since wolves can travel 30 to 50 miles in a day, we don’t include all tracks to eliminate as much duplicate counting as possible. We like to know something about the number of wolves traveling in a pack and the range they use before we confirm new sightings."
Wolves have increased in the Upper Peninsula from near extinction in the 1970s to their present numbers. It is believed all wolves now in Michigan either are descendents of Michigan breeding wolves or the result of immigration from Wisconsin, Minnesota and Ontario, Canada. No wolves have been trapped and relocated into Michigan since a failed attempt to translocate four wolves from Minnesota in the mid-1970s.
Currently the U.S. Department of the Interior is considering a proposal to delist wolves in the Great
Lakes states. "Once the wolf either is reclassified to threatened or removed from the list, I would expect a similar change to occur in Michigan. We already have exceeded our population goal for downlisting this species from endangered in this state," said Raymond Rustem, Natural Heritage Program Supervisor. "The wolf represents what can be accomplished for endangered species when time and tolerance is provided."
Major portions of Michigan’s wolf recovery program are supported through citizen donations to the Nongame Fish and Wildlife Trust Fund on the state income tax form.
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