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18 Wolves in Palestine can live more than 8 years. It is reported that sex ratios in wolf populations are unequal. It is possible that the preponderance of males in Palestinian wolves is a real one, but it could also be that the females are more cautious than the males in relation to such mortality factors as road accidents, poisons and traps. The seemingly higher mortality rate of males in Palestine could either reflect a preponderance of males in litters, or greater caution on the part of females (Mendelssohn I982, Khalaf-von Jaffa 1990). The wolves in Palestine are protected by the “Israeli” Wild Animals Protection Law of 1954, and the Palestinian Environment Law no. 7 of 1999, but they are poisoned illegally if they prey on live-stock. Wolves are only occasionally shot in Palestine. Eqyptian Wolf (Canis lupus lupaster). http://copticliterature.files.wordpress.com/2011/02/eqyptian-wolf-canis-lupuslupaster1.jpg References and Internet Websites: Arabian Wolf distribution update from Saudi Arabia. http://www.canids.org/canidnews/13/arabian_wolf_in_saudi_arabia.pdf Arabian Wolf thrives in breeding Centre. http://www.thenational.ae/news/uae-news/environment/arabian-wolfthrives-in-breeding-centre Arabian Wolves persist in the Tuwayq Mountains of Saudi Arabia. http://www.wmenews.com/newsletters/1342855102WME_V6I2_3_eng_10.pdf Gazelle : The Palestinian Biological Bulletin – Number 107 – November 2013

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