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	<title>HOWL Colorado &#187; Wolf Facts</title>
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	<description>Give wolves a voice</description>
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		<title>Living with wolves: Wolves and dogs, like oil and water</title>
		<link>http://howlcolorado.org/2010/05/17/wolves-and-dogs-like-oil-and-water/</link>
		<comments>http://howlcolorado.org/2010/05/17/wolves-and-dogs-like-oil-and-water/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 17 May 2010 21:54:30 +0000</pubDate>
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				<category><![CDATA[Wolf Facts]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[dogs]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Jess Edberg]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Jess Edberg wrote an article explaining why wolves attack dogs and how owners can effectively protect their dogs with relatively easy and simple steps.
It is well known that wolves are territorial in nature and will aggressively defend their home ranges from other wolves. What may not be as well known is that wolves will also [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Reality Check: Western Wolves and Parasites</title>
		<link>http://howlcolorado.org/2010/03/15/reality-check-western-wolves-and-parasites/</link>
		<comments>http://howlcolorado.org/2010/03/15/reality-check-western-wolves-and-parasites/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 16 Mar 2010 01:00:23 +0000</pubDate>
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		<category><![CDATA[Echinococcus Granulosus]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Hydatid Tapeworm]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[International Wolf Center]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[L. David Mech]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[The International Wolf Center talks to renowned wolf biologist David Mech about the wolf and parasite controversy.

In the western U.S., a controversy is brewing about parasites in wolves, and the possibility of human infection. International Wolf interviewed Dr. David Mech to shed some light on the issue.
International Wolf: What is this controversy about?
Mech: A letter [...]]]></description>
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		<title>The Wolf vs. Deer controversy</title>
		<link>http://howlcolorado.org/2010/01/28/the-wolf-vs-deer-controversy/</link>
		<comments>http://howlcolorado.org/2010/01/28/the-wolf-vs-deer-controversy/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 29 Jan 2010 01:37:04 +0000</pubDate>
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				<category><![CDATA[News]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Wolf Facts]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[hunting]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[minnesota]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Articles, such as the one written by Doug Smith for the Star Tribune, highlight the continued battle between hunters and wolves. There are still many misconceptions and the blame for declining deer numbers continues to be layed on wolves &#8211; something which is not supported by scientific research. 

Hunters in Minnesota are blaming wolves for the decline in available deer in the northern parts [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Study: Feral dogs &#8211; not wolves &#8211; more likely to kill sheep</title>
		<link>http://howlcolorado.org/2010/01/25/study-feral-dogs-not-wolves-more-likely-to-kill-sheep/</link>
		<comments>http://howlcolorado.org/2010/01/25/study-feral-dogs-not-wolves-more-likely-to-kill-sheep/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 25 Jan 2010 09:51:16 +0000</pubDate>
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		<category><![CDATA[Wolf Facts]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Basque Country]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[livestock]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[A study carried out in the Basque Country suggests that wild dogs, not wolves, are the primary killer of sheep.

According to an article posted on Basqueresearch.com:
By studying the excrements of what appeared to be wolves in the Basque province of Alava and environs, two researchers of the Euskadi Wolf Group at the Doñana Biological Station [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Do wolves howl more during a full moon?</title>
		<link>http://howlcolorado.org/2009/11/19/do-wolves-howl-more-during-a-full-moon/</link>
		<comments>http://howlcolorado.org/2009/11/19/do-wolves-howl-more-during-a-full-moon/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 20 Nov 2009 00:58:42 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>admin</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Wolf Facts]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Facts]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Wolf Education and Research Center]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[According to Jeremy Heft, a wildlife biologist from the Wolf Education and Research Center, uses his expertise, and personal experience, to determine if this is merely a wolf myth, or fact.

You are probably ready for me to dispel a popular myth here, but quite the contrary I plan to turn this supposed myth into reality. [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Do wolves kill for sport?</title>
		<link>http://howlcolorado.org/2009/11/08/do-wolves-kill-for-sport/</link>
		<comments>http://howlcolorado.org/2009/11/08/do-wolves-kill-for-sport/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 09 Nov 2009 01:08:10 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>admin</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Wolf Facts]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[The simple answer is no. But they will take advantage of opportunity to kill more than they can eat in hopes of eating it later.
When compared to many hunters, the wolf is relatively unsuccessful. This leads to the wolf being quite an opportunistic hunter.
Even though the targets of wolves are typically sick, young or old &#8211; making them weaker &#8211; [...]]]></description>
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		<title>How will Colorado handle wolves returning to the state?</title>
		<link>http://howlcolorado.org/2009/10/14/how-will-colorado-handle-wolves-returning-to-the-state/</link>
		<comments>http://howlcolorado.org/2009/10/14/how-will-colorado-handle-wolves-returning-to-the-state/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 14 Oct 2009 19:41:30 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>admin</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Wolf Facts]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Colorado]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Conservation]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Facts]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Find out how Colorado will react to wolves entering the state.]]></description>
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		<title>Wolves account for very low numbers of livestock deaths</title>
		<link>http://howlcolorado.org/2009/10/10/wolves-account-for-very-low-numbers-of-livestock-deaths/</link>
		<comments>http://howlcolorado.org/2009/10/10/wolves-account-for-very-low-numbers-of-livestock-deaths/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sat, 10 Oct 2009 10:30:30 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>admin</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Science]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Wolf Facts]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Defenders]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[DOW]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Facts]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[FAQ]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[2005 NASS (National Agricultural Statistics Service) numbers show definitive proof that wolves account for a remarkably low number of livestock deaths in America.]]></description>
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		<title>How the Wolf Pack works</title>
		<link>http://howlcolorado.org/2009/10/05/how-the-wolf-pack-works/</link>
		<comments>http://howlcolorado.org/2009/10/05/how-the-wolf-pack-works/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 05 Oct 2009 21:22:53 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>admin</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Wolf Facts]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Facts]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Wolves have a complex social system which controls how the pack works. This article discusses the basic facts related to wolf pack construction

There are many things assumed about wolf packs, some are true, some are not.
Assumption one: There are dominant, or Alpha, wolves
True. Typically a wolf pack will have a dominant male wolf, and a favored female [...]]]></description>
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		<title>102 factoids about wolves</title>
		<link>http://howlcolorado.org/2009/10/05/102-factoids-about-wolves/</link>
		<comments>http://howlcolorado.org/2009/10/05/102-factoids-about-wolves/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 05 Oct 2009 19:37:06 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>admin</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Wolf Facts]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Wolf Song]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Wolf Song of Alaska published this list of factoids on their website.


The wolf (Canis lupus ) Order: Carnivore, Family: Canidae
The wolf is the largest in the wild canine family
The coyote evolved separately from the wolf over 500,000 years ago
The wolf has 42 teeth
The wolf has rounded ears
The wolf has a broad heavy muzzle
The wolf has extremely [...]]]></description>
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