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The Arctic Wolves, or the scientific term, Canis Lunus arctos, are endangered. The Arctic Wolf lives in the Arctic regions of North America, and Greenland. But, its natural habitat is any polar regions. Arctic wolves mainly eat the Musk Oxen, Arctic hare, but they will hunt any type of meat that they come upon. These wolves actually help the ecosystem, because they are carnivores , so they csn keep the populations of other animals down, so they don't overpopulate.
The Arctic Wolf has a thick white coat, to help blend in with the snow, and to keep the wind and cold out. It also has well adapted ears that are made to stalk prey even in the worst snow storm.
The reason the Arctic Wolf is endangered is because of poachers. The poachers, or illegal hunters, have a very high demand for their snow white pelt. Since the poachers have started killing the wolves, their population has gone way down. Also the fact that global warming is becoming worse and worse, the snow is melting in the arctic, its leaving not just Arctic Wolves, but all the arctic animals without a home. I fell that there should be laws to prevent poacher from hunting animals, and should be thrown in jail if that law is broken. I also feel that the laws that are already have should be much more enforced, because once one species is gone, there is little or no chance of it coming back. WWF, or World Wildlife Fund, is working with communities and business' to combat threats to the region to protect is biodiversity. The arctic wolf, although not critically endangered, is still endangered and is close to becoming extinct. If we don't do anything about global warming, or poachers soon, these beautiful animals will become no more, and then there is nothing left we can do.
The Arctic Wolf has a thick white coat, to help blend in with the snow, and to keep the wind and cold out. It also has well adapted ears that are made to stalk prey even in the worst snow storm.
The reason the Arctic Wolf is endangered is because of poachers. The poachers, or illegal hunters, have a very high demand for their snow white pelt. Since the poachers have started killing the wolves, their population has gone way down. Also the fact that global warming is becoming worse and worse, the snow is melting in the arctic, its leaving not just Arctic Wolves, but all the arctic animals without a home. I fell that there should be laws to prevent poacher from hunting animals, and should be thrown in jail if that law is broken. I also feel that the laws that are already have should be much more enforced, because once one species is gone, there is little or no chance of it coming back. WWF, or World Wildlife Fund, is working with communities and business' to combat threats to the region to protect is biodiversity. The arctic wolf, although not critically endangered, is still endangered and is close to becoming extinct. If we don't do anything about global warming, or poachers soon, these beautiful animals will become no more, and then there is nothing left we can do.
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