The Wolf Preservation Foundation (WPF) is an international

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dedicated to advocating on behalf of the

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(Canis lupus). It endeavours to provide world leaders, such as the

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, Members of the

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and political parties, with clear factual information on the status, management, and preservation needs of the wolf on the world stage. The organization's founder and president is

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and

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. Its patron is

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Kenneth Horatio Wallis,

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Organization's goals

The organization says that the wolf plays an important role in the regulation and natural selection of the populations of small and large mammals. It claims that deaths of

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attributed to wolves can instead be laid at the door of

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.CRY WOLF. '' The News'' - June 2000 - page 6 The organization endeavours to change the attitudes of people towards the wolf, especially in

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where only in certain pockets are there the last refuges, outside of

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, for wild wolves. Goals of the Wolf Preservation Foundation include: *Stop the killing of wolves and see that countries implement strict legal protection for wolves that migrate from neighbouring countries; press for legalization to require the registration of each wolf killed and, to state: how, where, why and by whom. *See that countries who have signed at the

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carryout what they have signed to do regarding the wolf. *See that the WPF preservation and management policies are carried out and study the possibility to restore wolves as natural predators into what was once their native habitat. *To demythologise and promote a better understanding of the wolf. *See that controls are put on feral dogs in order to stop the spread of disease and

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with wolves, for there is a possibility they will wipe out the

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, unless urgent action is taken.Bruce Barrymore Halpenny, Brother Wolf, Wolf Preservation Foundation, 1994. . page 94

Publications

The organization's president

has authored two books on wolves, published by the organization: * Brother Wolf, Wolf Preservation Foundation, 1994. . *Ways of the Wolf, Wolf Preservation Foundation, 2011. .

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External links

Wolf Preservation Foundation videos
- links to videos at ovguide.com. Animal charities based in the United Kingdom Wolf organizations

Organization's goals

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