Iberian Wolf Recovery Centre needs urgent funds

Funds needed to buy the site of the Iberian Wolf Recovery Centre

September 2012. "Don't let our wolves become homeless" is a campaign to raise money to buy the 17-hectare site on which the Iberian Wolf Recovery Centre (IWRC) has stood for the last 25 years.

Today, the survival of the centre is at risk and depends entirely on the purchase of this land. If IWRC don't reach the necessary target, they risk having to find another site to start all over again. Your contribution is critical for the continuation of this project. By having your support IWRC can provide rescued wolves with a safe and natural habitat and create a new future for this fascinating predator.

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The Iberian Wolf Lives Close to Humans More for Refuge Than for Prey

ScienceDaily (July 11, 2012) — The Iberian wolf lives in increasingly humanised landscapes, with limited food resources and its presence is not always welcome. But, according to Spanish researchers, food availability plays a secondary role compared to landscape characteristics, which can offer refuge and allow wolves to remain in human-dominated environments in Galicia.

The habitat of the Iberian wolf (Canis lupus signatus) varies greatly across the Iberian Peninsula and its diet revolves around what is available, ranging from wild animals to domestic waste. In contrast, this predator is able to survive in humanised landscapes where characteristics provide them refuge from humans.

"Although the wolf boasts highly adaptable strategies for survival, landscape is the factor we have analysed that best explains their distribution across Galicia," as explained by Luis Llaneza, researcher at Asesores en Recursos Naturales (A.RE.NA.) and lead author of the study published in the 'Diversity and Distributions' journal.

Continued: http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2012/07/120711074228.htm