Factors which led to the extermination of wolves in 18th and 19th century by Americans

They are mostly found in Eurasia and North America though, between 18th and 19th century, they were widely executed and exterminated by Americans due to factors which posed a threat to human, livestock and crop survival. There are two species of wolves which are recognized worldwide, the red and gray. Gray wolves are of different species which include, Arctic wolf (Canis Lupus Arctos) which are found in North America, Northwestern wolf (Canis lupus accidentalis), the eastern timber wolf and the eastern wolf. Red wolves inhabit a small area of North Carolina. They are not found elsewhere apart from North America hence referred to as North America species of wolf. “I do not think that men thoughtlessly kill wolves; they have reasons for doing so.

Prime among them is the belief they are doing something deeply and profoundly right-whatever argument is put forth-predation on big game, wolves are coward and they deserve to die-all seem grounded in the conviction that the wolf is “wrong” in the scheme of things, like cancer, and it has to be plucked out” (165). wolves are major hosts for rubies in Russia, Iran, Afghanistan, Iraq and India. In Russia, they have been recorded to host more than 50 different types of parasites which are harmful to both human and livestock. The spread of diseases led to increased killing and eradication of wolves. The associations of wolves are regarded to be oldest and durable but they are seen as a symbol of greed and fraud.