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The hunt begins...:(
In 1630 people started hunting wolves and by the 1950s the wolf population had dropped drastically -
Deer population rises
In 1922 the deer population had grown at a scary rate due to the killing of wolves across America, however they still thought predatory animals (including wolves) should be hunted -
Studying to help Wolves
The first noted studies to help preserve the lives of wolves was started in 1930 by Sigurd Olson -
More Research!
Starting in 1948 a second research project on wolves was created by Milt Stenlund -
Wolves put on the Endangered species list
In 1973 wolves were officially put on the Endangered Species list -
Awareness Spreads
In 1989 the International Wolf Center was created to spread word and educate people that wolves weren’t a threat and should not be killed -
Wolf Population Drops
By 1990 wolves had been eradicated from their homes in almost all states -
Gray wolve and Domestic dog relativity
Before 1993 It was thought that the ancestors of the domestic dog were just the golden jackal, however in 1993 a DNA test showed that domestic dogs and gray wolves had a very close relationship -
5 subspecies found
In 1995 Robert Nowak added 5 new subspecies to the “Gray Wolf” category, he realized they were part of the subspecies by their skulls -
4 other subspecies found
In 2003 Nowak also recognized 4 other wolves as a gray wolf subspecies
