Canis lupus (gray wolf, also called timber wolf, Artic wolf, Mexican wolf, plains wolf, lobo) as other subspecies are part of the IUCN Red List of Threatened Species*.
* The International Union for the Conservation of Nature and Natural Resources (IUCN) Red List of Threatened Species (also known as the IUCN Red List or Red Data List) provides information on species at risk of extinction. Are part of this list thousands of species and subspecies of animals and plants, classified in different categories (extinct, extinct in the wild, critically endangered, endangered, vulnerable or least concern).
Species and subspecies of wolves in the Red List:
ØCanis lupus (gray wolf)
ØCanis lupus ssp. dingo
ØCanis lupus (Italian subpopulation)
ØCanis lupus (Mexican subpopulation)
ØCanis lupus (Spanish-Portuguese subpopulation)
Although Gray Wolves are in low risk of extinction, being first categorized as vulnerable (1982-1994) and later as least concern (1996), according to IUCN Red List Categories and Criteria, conservation programs for their protection and reintroduction are still very important. Wolves as many other species are part of the Red List for many reasons but especially because of human-related issues. Continued common threats to wolves include:
-destruction of habitat;
-negative image still held by the public (wolves are mistakenly considered as a threat and danger for humans);
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Here are a few of the laws which pertain to Criminal Civil Rights Violations.
UNITED STATES CODE
Title 18
Chapter 13
§ 241,
Conspiracy against rights
If two or more persons conspire to injure, oppress, threaten, or intimidate any person in any State, Territory, Commonwealth, Possession, or District in the free exercise or enjoyment of any right or privilege secured to him by the Constitution or laws of the United States, or because of his having so exercised the same; or
If two or more persons go in disguise on the highway, or on the premises of another, with intent to prevent or hinder his free exercise or enjoyment of any right or privilege so secured—
They shall be fined under this title or imprisoned not more than ten years, or both; and if death results from the acts committed in violation of this section or if such acts include kidnapping or an attempt to kidnap, aggravated sexual abuse or an attempt to commit aggravated sexual abuse, or an attempt to kill, they shall be fined under this title or imprisoned for any term of years or for life, or both, or may be sentenced to death.
§ 242,
Deprivation of rights under color of law
Whoever, under color of any law, statute, ordinance, regulation, or custom, willfully subjects any person in any State, Territory, Commonwealth, Possession, or District to the deprivation of any rights, privileges, or immunities secured or protected by the Constitution or laws of the United States, or to different punishments, pains, or penalties, on account of such person being an alien, or by reason of his color, or race, than are prescribed for the punishment of citizens, shall be fined under this title or imprisoned not more than one year, or both; and if bodily injury results from the acts committed in violation of this section or if such acts include the use, attempted use, or threatened use of a dangerous weapon, explosives, or fire, shall be fined under this title or imprisoned not more than ten years, or both; and if death results from the acts committed in violation of this section or if such acts include kidnapping or an attempt to kidnap, aggravated sexual abuse, or an attempt to commit aggravated sexual abuse, or an attempt to kill, shall be fined under this title, or imprisoned for any term of years or for life, or both, or may be sentenced to death.
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