Wolf facts
Under federal law, wolf packs consist of a set of parents and pups. A
pack also usually contains older offspring and other non-breeding adults.
Wolves begin mating when they are 2 to 3 years old in late winter.
A pair will rear an average of five pups in dens for the first six weeks,
beginning in early spring.
After one or two years, a young wolf leaves and tries to find a mate and
form its own pack. Lone dispersing wolves have traveled as far as 500
miles in search of a new home.
Wolf packs usually live within a specific territory ranging in size from
50 square miles to more than 1,000 square miles depending on the prey
base and seasonal prey movements.
Wolves may travel as far as 30 miles in a day. Although they usually trot
along at 5 mph, wolves can attain speeds as high as 45 mph for short
distances.
– Source: U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service
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