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The wolf is a major predator of the family dogs, weighing 25-54 kg. On the territory of Kazakhstan wolf is widespread everywhere, but meets irregularly. These animals live in places with the presence of water bodies, in the layer of forested and the deforested mountains, semi-deserts, steppes, deserts, forests, reed займищах. Prefer with the terrain and avoid open areas.
Hong begins in late winter. In April-may the female brings 4-6 cubs. By the end of summer the cubs grow up and with the September start family hunting. Den of wolves satisfied only at the time of birth, education of young animals, in areas that are seldom visited by man.
Area habitat flocks of several dozens of square kilometers of up to several hundred. In the forest zone, forest-tundra, steppe, desert - there are more than a thousand square kilometers.
The wolf eats mostly wild and domestic ungulates animals. Catch hares, eating carrion, and sometimes small rodents, domestic and wild bird. In the day the wolf can eat more than 10 kg of meat.
The population of wolf constantly decreases. So on the territory of the su ГЛПР «Semey ormany» according to the record of the number of animals was in 2009 - 244 individuals, in 2010 - 152 individuals, in 2011 - 126. The reasons of reduction of number of the wolf related to their mass shooting on the territory adjacent to the reservation areas. Wolf harms the health of livestock and the hunting economy, but on the other hand, plays an important role in the ecosystem, controlling the number of animals and destroying the weak and sick animals. Coaxing the sick and debilitated animals, wolves thereby reduce the number of carriers of the infection and prevent its spread. when the worm infestations among hares, wolves begin to catch mainly of infected animals.
Wolf hunting is conducted year-round, without special permits. This is done with the aim of reducing the population of the animal, harmful, but we should not forget that the elimination of the health of the role of predators leads to a wide расрастранению diseases and reduction of their number.

Anatoly MARCHENKO, hunting-biologist