As in the United States, wolves were considered undesirable and were aggressively trapped and poisoned. Canada has classified them as big game animals, and they are hunted in parts of British Columbia. Wolf control in southern British Columbia has eased over the last several decades, and according to British Columbian biologists the population of wolves in the province is on the rise. Rapid growth in human population fragmenting of habitat with possible long-term negative consequences for wolf populations. They can smell prey more than a mile away.
Wolves run on their toes.
This lengthens their legs and makes it possible for them to run faster and turn more quickly. There are probably fewer than 2,500 wolves in the whole United States today, outside of Alaska. Every dog in the world is descended from wolves that were tamed in the Middle East about 12,000 years ago. A wolf's winter coat is very woolly, and can be two and one-half inches thick with individual hairs as long as five inches. But a wolf has longer legs, bigger feet, and a narrower chest than large domestic dogs.