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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>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 20 Nov 2009 00:58:42 +0000</pubDate>
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				<category><![CDATA[Wolf Facts]]></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>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 09 Nov 2009 01:08:10 +0000</pubDate>
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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>
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				<category><![CDATA[Wolf 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>
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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>
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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>Biologist believes dogs descended from wolf pack on Yangtze river</title>
		<link>http://howlcolorado.org/2009/10/05/biologist-believes-dogs-descended-from-wolf-pack-on-yangtze-river/</link>
		<comments>http://howlcolorado.org/2009/10/05/biologist-believes-dogs-descended-from-wolf-pack-on-yangtze-river/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 05 Oct 2009 19:59:45 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[An article in the British newspaper, the Telegraph, reports that a study performed in Sweden has isolated the origin of the domesticated dog.

&#8220;Today&#8217;s dogs are all descended from a pack of wolves tamed 16,000 years ago on the shores of the Yangtze river, according to new research,&#8221; the article, published on September 2, 2009, reports.
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&#8220;It [...]]]></description>
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		<title>102 factoids about wolves</title>
		<link>http://howlcolorado.org/2009/10/05/102-factoids-about-wolves/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 05 Oct 2009 19:37:06 +0000</pubDate>
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				<category><![CDATA[Wolf Facts]]></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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		<title>Are wolves dangerous to humans?</title>
		<link>http://howlcolorado.org/2009/10/05/are-wolves-dangerous-to-humans/</link>
		<comments>http://howlcolorado.org/2009/10/05/are-wolves-dangerous-to-humans/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 05 Oct 2009 19:24:44 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>admin</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Wolf Facts]]></category>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://howlcolorado.org/?p=79</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Yes, as with all wild animals with any significant size, wolves can be dangerous.  The San Diego Zoo, however, states: &#8220;There is no record of a healthy wolf ever eating a human being.&#8221;

HOWL Colorado&#8217;s goal is educate the general public about the truth regarding wolves. This includes the dangers associated with these wild predators.
The statement from [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Scientific wolf statistics</title>
		<link>http://howlcolorado.org/2009/10/05/scientific-wolf-statistics/</link>
		<comments>http://howlcolorado.org/2009/10/05/scientific-wolf-statistics/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 05 Oct 2009 19:09:30 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>admin</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Wolf Facts]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[From the San Diego Zoo website

Class: Mammalia (Mammals)
Order: Carnivora
Family: Canidae
Genus: Canis
Species:
• lupus (gray)
• rufus (red)
• simensis (Ethiopian)
Length: 4.5 to 6.5 feet (1.4 to 2 meters)
Weight: 60 to 100 pounds (27 to 45 kilograms)
Life span: 13 to 15 years
Gestation: 2 months
Number of young at birth: 4 to 6
Size at birth: 1 pound (0.45 kilograms)
Age of maturity: [...]]]></description>
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		<title>How do you tell the difference between a wolf and a dog? - It&#039;s not as easy as you might think!</title>
		<link>http://howlcolorado.org/2009/09/28/frequently-asked-wolf-questions/</link>
		<comments>http://howlcolorado.org/2009/09/28/frequently-asked-wolf-questions/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 28 Sep 2009 21:38:57 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>admin</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[This is a very good question, and HOWLColorado will attempt to answer it here.

Genetically speaking, the differences were, until recently, considered impossible to detect through a standardized test. Dog and wolf DNA is less than 0.2% different. In 1998, the University of California* was able to develop a test which could determine the differences between a pure blooded [...]]]></description>
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