A wolf is a wild animal that looks like a dog. Wolves are in the same family as dogs Most related to
Alaskan Malamute and Siberian Huskies Wolves live in remote forests. They hunt in packs and feed on deer, elk, and reindeer.Others like the Ethiopian Wolves lives in deserts they hunt small rodents like rats, small birds etc.The are on the brink of extinction because of rabies and human encroachment in their habitat their are also the rarest wolves on earth before red wolfs and after gray wolves(my favorite).All canids can be train but it takes time and devotion like they say all nearly all mammals can be train beside whale, maybe platypus,etc(i ain't an expert). I forgot to tell you the basic thing about wolves. Wolves are carnivorous mammal. When hunting, they often howl as a signal to other wolves in their pack. Females have four to six pups each spring. In many areas, the wolves are nearly gone because they were killed by humans. Wolf recovery programs are reintroducing wolves to remote forests. Many people such as ranchers are unhappy about these wolves. They say that the wolves will kill their cattle and sheep. Others see the reintroduction as important in reestablishing a balance in nature and some see them as game (They are bastards) but some like me see them as creatures of gods just like us.
Dr Claudio Sillero of Oxford University's Wildlife Conservation Unit (WildCRU) says vaccinations are the only hope of maintaining the Ethiopian wolf population.
The wolf makes a break for freedom after a successful vaccination |
"If left unchecked, rabies is likely to kill over two-thirds of all wolves in Bale's Web Valley, and spread further, with wolves dying horrible deaths and numbers dwindling to perilously low levels," he added.with out this guy Ethiopion Wolves will be dead===============>
The plan is to vaccinate whole families or packs, typically a group with six adults. When these packs come into contact with unvaccinated wolves or dogs they will not catch the disease.
The WildCRU team and the Ethiopian Wolf Conservation Authority say so far they have been very successful, catching and treating more than 40 wolves(p.s. some are copy because i am too lazy to write my own words)
Dr Sillero says the wolves' behaviour at this time of year makes them particularly vulnerable to catching diseases from other animals.
"Right now we are in the middle of the mating season. Family groups erode; females and males mate outside the packs, some females are even courted by feral dogs. This leads to increased transmission of the disease."
The Bale mountains in southern Ethiopia form the most extensive high mountain plateau in Africa.
As well as being home to Ethiopian wolves, the plateau now also has an estimated population of 40,000 dogs. Brought in by shepherds to round up sheep, these dogs have become a reservoir for rabies.
About 10,000 of these dogs are vaccinated against rabies every year but this has not prevented transmission.(well his the man so a big a-paws for him)
The wolves reign there, I like to think of them as the guardians of the high mountains of Africa 
