The Wolf Preservation Foundation (WPF) is an international

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dedicated to advocating on behalf of the

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(Canis lupus). It endeavours to provide world leaders, such as the

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, Members of the

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and political parties, with clear factual information on the status, management, and preservation needs of the wolf on the world stage. The organization's founder and president is

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and

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Bruce Barrymore Halpenny Bruce Barrymore Halpenny (1937 – 3 May 2015) was an English military historian and writer, specializing in airfields and aircraft, as well as ghost stories and mysteries. He was also a broadcaster''Framlington Times'' - Journal of the 390th ...

. Its patron is

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Kenneth Horatio Wallis, MBE.

Organization's goals

The organization says that the wolf plays an important role in the regulation and natural selection of the populations of small and large mammals. It claims that deaths of

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attributed to wolves can instead be laid at the door of

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.CRY WOLF. ''The News'' - June 2000 - page 6 The organization endeavours to change the attitudes of people towards the wolf, especially in

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where only in certain pockets are there the last refuges, outside of

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, for wild wolves. Goals of the Wolf Preservation Foundation include: *Stop the killing of wolves and see that countries implement strict legal protection for wolves that migrate from neighbouring countries; press for legalization to require the registration of each wolf killed and, to state: how, where, why and by whom. *See that countries who have signed at the Berne Convention carryout what they have signed to do regarding the wolf. *See that the WPF preservation and management policies are carried out and study the possibility to restore wolves as natural predators into what was once their native habitat. *To demythologise and promote a better understanding of the wolf. *See that controls are put on feral dogs in order to stop the spread of disease and

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with wolves, for there is a possibility they will wipe out the

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, unless urgent action is taken.Bruce Barrymore Halpenny, Brother Wolf, Wolf Preservation Foundation, 1994. . page 94

Publications

The organization's president

has authored two books on wolves, published by the organization: * Brother Wolf, Wolf Preservation Foundation, 1994. . *Ways of the Wolf, Wolf Preservation Foundation, 2011. .

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External links

Wolf Preservation Foundation videos
- links to videos at ovguide.com. Animal charities based in the United Kingdom Wolf organizations

Organization's goals

Publications

See also

References

External links