• Bat
• Bear
• Beaver
• Bobcat
• Chipmunk
• Coyote
• Deer
• Flying Squirrel
• Groundhog
• Lynx
• Marten & Fisher
• Mink
• Moose
• Muskrat
• Otter
• Rabbit
• Raccoon
• Red Fox
• Red Squirrel
• Skunk
• Weasel

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Everyone is afraid of the big bad wolf, right? Wrong! Very few people in the area are worried by them. In fact, some locals are known to raise cross breeds, such as a wolf crossed with a German Sheperd or a Husky. Others raise guard dogs to keep wolves away from precious farm animals and their property. Would you believe that wolves are more frightened by humans than vice versa? Well it's true.

Wolves have a very keen sense of smell, and if they smell people, even at a great distance, they will leave the area long before the people get close to where they were. Wolf attacks on humans are very rare, and it is even more rare for the species to pick up rabies.

The Timber Wolf, otherwise known as the Grey Wolf, is larger in body size than their canine relative, the domestic dog. They have much longer legs, and their height at shoulders is 26 to 28 inches, making them enormous compared to the average dog. They

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are usually black, or mixed patterns of grey, black, brown and white. Their eyes shine greenish-orange, but at night when light is reflected off them they glow a deep, haunting yellow. Though wolves are rarely spotted, you can often hear their enchanting howl echoing at night. If one looks really hard, wolves can be spotted in forests, meadows, open bogs, and also occasionally in farmers' fields.