A presentation by the students of Escola Secundária António Damásio, Lisbon - Portugal

2. Until the 1900s the Iberian
wolf inhabited the majority of
the Iberian Peninsula. In
Portugal government started
an extermination campaign
during the 1950s and 1960s
that almost wiped out the
animals from Portugal.
Although wolf hunting is
banned in Portugal, about
45% of wolf deaths are due
to human activities,
including illegal hunting.

3. The Iberian wolf is
a subspecies of the grey
wolf that inhabits the forest
and plains of
northern Portugal and
northwestern Spain.
The Iberian wolf differs from
the more common Eurasian
wolf with its slighter frame,
white marks on the upper
lips, the dark marks on the
tail and a pair of dark marks
in its front legs.

4. Their food is very
varied, depending on
the presence or
absence of wild prey
and various types of
grazing in each
region. Life in pack
allows the wolves to
hunt enough animals
that are larger than
themselves.

5. Their main prey are wild
boars, roe deers and
deers, and the most
common domestic prey
are sheep, goats,
chickens, horses and
cows.
Occasionally, the
wolves kill and eat
dogs. When they find
corpses of animals,
they eat them, this
means that wolves are,
sometimes,
scavengers.

6. The Iberian wolf pack
lives in strong hierarchical
organizations. The
number of animals in a
pack varies between 3 to
10 individuals and is
composed of a breeding
pair (alpha pair), one or
more individuals adults or
sub-adults and cubs. The
pack hunts and defends
the territory in group.

7. • Portugal:
In Portugal there are
mainly two populations of
the Iberian Wolf separated
by the Douro river:
In the north area of the
Douro river, there is a
prosperous population in
the mountainous area
(Minho and Trás-os-
Montes pronvinces). This
population covers about
50 packs.

8. • There’s another
population south of the
Douro river that is in
decline. This population
covers about 10 packs.
The future of these
packs is uncertain,
considering that they
may become extinct
shortly.

9. • In Portugal the Iberian wolf is classified as a
endangered species (EN), while in Spain it is
classified as Vulnerable (VU). The population of
Iberian wolves has been increasing due to
conservation efforts both in Portugal and in Spain.

10. • The Centre for Iberian Wolf Recovery (CRLI)
was created in 1987 by Wolf Group, with the
aim of providing a suitable environment for
wolves that can not live in freedom.

11. • The adoption of one or
more wolves living in
the Centre is a popular
way to financially assist
our work. The adoptive
parents can keep in
touch with the project
and its wolves, through
regular visits to the
centre.
• The adoption is
formalized through a
minimum annual
donation:
1. Individual - 35€
2. Groups and families
(grandparents, parents
and children up to age 17)
- 45€
3. School classes and scout
groups - 45€

12. • Our program allows you
to participate in a wide
range of daily activities at
the centre, including
assisting with animal
feeding, checking water,
maintenance of the
Centre infrastructure, fire
prevention, cleaning,
observing wolves to
check their health,
support for reception and
administrative work and
monitoring of visitors.