Wolf Info

1. Between 6,000 and 7,000 wolf skins are still traded across the world each year. The skins are supplied mainly by Russia, Mongolia, and China and are used mainly for coats.
2. In India, simple wolf traps are still used. These traps consist of a simple pit, disguised with branches or leaves. The wolves fall in and people then stone them to death.
3. Wolves were the first animals to be placed on the U.S. Endangered Species Act list in 1973.
4. John Milton’s famous poem “Lycidas” derives its title from the Greek for “wolf cub,” lykideus.