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The northwestern wolf ( Canis lupus occidentalis ), also known as the Mackenzie Valley wolf, [5] Alaskan timber wolf, [6] or Canadian timber wolf, [7] is a subspecies of gray wolf in western North America. Arguably the largest gray wolf subspecies in the world, it ranges from Alaska, the upper Mackenzie River Valley; southward throughout the ...
The northern Rocky Mountain wolf ( Canis lupus irremotus ), also known as the northern Rocky Mountain timber wolf, [3] is a subspecies of gray wolf native to the northern Rocky Mountains. It is a light-colored, medium to large-sized subspecies with a narrow, flattened frontal bone. [4] The subspecies was initially listed as Endangered on March ...
Eastern wolf. The eastern wolf ( Canis lycaon [5] or Canis lupus lycaon [6] [7] or Canis rufus lycaon ), also known as the timber wolf, [8] Algonquin wolf and eastern timber wolf, [9] is a canine of debated taxonomy native to the Great Lakes region and southeastern Canada. It is considered to be either a unique subspecies of gray wolf or red ...
Northern Rocky Mountain wolf, a timber wolf that inhabits the northern Rocky Mountains; Northwestern wolf, also known as the Mackenzie Valley wolf, Alaskan timber wolf, Canadian timber wolf, or northern timber wolf; Arts and entertainment Film. The Timber Wolf, a 1925 American silent western film directed by W. S. Van Dyke; Rides
The wolf ( Canis lupus; [b] pl.: wolves ), also known as the gray wolf or grey wolf, is a large canine native to Eurasia and North America. More than thirty subspecies of Canis lupus have been recognized, including the dog and dingo, though gray wolves, as popularly understood, only comprise naturally-occurring wild subspecies.
Trinomial name. Canis lupus pambasileus. Elliot, 1905 [2] Historical and present range of gray wolf subspecies in North America. The Interior Alaskan wolf [3] [4] ( Canis lupus pambasileus ), also known as the Yukon wolf, is a subspecies of gray wolf native to parts of British Columbia, the Northwest Territories, [5] Interior Alaska and Yukon.
Evolution of the wolf. Illustration of a Pleistocene wolf cranium that was found in Kents Cavern, Torquay, England [1] The evolution of the wolf occurred over a geologic time scale of at least 300 thousand years. The grey wolf Canis lupus is a highly adaptable species that is able to exist in a range of environments and which possesses a wide ...
Wolf hunting is the practice of hunting wolves. Wolves are mainly hunted for sport, for their skins, to protect livestock and, in some rare cases, to protect humans. [1] Wolves have been actively hunted since 8,000 to 10,000 years ago, when they first began to pose a threat to livestock of Neolithic human communities. [2]