Shhh! Quiet!

Both of these shots were taken in the UK of captive Wolves.
There are several subspecies of the grey (or gray) wolf, including the timber wolf, the Rocky Mountain wolf, the Arctic wolf, the Mexican wolf, the Japanese and the Indian wolf.
At one time it had the largest geographical range of any mammal apart from man, sadly that is no longer the case.
Their population has declined significantly, primarily through direct human persecution and through loss of habitat and prey species.
It is a much maligned species and very misunderstood. Given sufficient natural prey species it is very capable of living in close proximity to man without endangering human life. There is no recorded instance of a human losing life to a wolf, despite all the fairy stories.
It is sad that human ignorance has reduced this most noble of animals to small isolated population pockets.
Let us hope that it will one day be free to roam without fear of future persecution.