After watching the documentary “Living With Wolves”, answer the
questions below. Each question is worth 3 points (24 points total).
- Why were wolves removed from the west? How many wolves remained in the wild in the Western US by the
mid 1990s? - How many wolves were introduced to establish the Sawtooth pack?
- Explain the social structure of a typical wolf pack.
- What characteristics are typical of alpha males and females? What characteristics are typical of omegas?
- Explain the hunting strategy of wolves.
- How does removing a member of the pack impact their ability to hunt?
- Why are wolves so crucial in forest ecosystems?
- After watching this documentary, what characteristics do you see in wolves that are shared by humans?