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The Mexican wolf ( Canis lupus baileyi ), also known as the lobo mexicano (or, simply, lobo) [a] is a subspecies of gray wolf ( C. lupus) native to eastern and southeastern Arizona and western and southern New Mexico (in the United States) and fragmented areas of northern Mexico. Historically, the subspecies ranged from eastern Southern ...
There are 81 native and 5 introduced mammal species found in the state. American bison, caribou, and wolverines were extirpated from the state. Minnesota does not have a state mammal but several have been proposed: The northern white tailed deer was proposed eight times, the eastern wolf was proposed six times, the American black bear and ...
Minnesota ( / ˌmɪnəˈsoʊtə / ⓘ MIN-ə-SOH-tə) is a state in the Upper Midwestern region of the United States. It is the 12th largest U.S. state in area and the 22nd most populous, with over 5.75 million residents. Minnesota is known as the "Land of 10,000 Lakes" but actually has 14,380 bodies of fresh water covering at least ten acres ...
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 ...
Only two states followed in the 1970s, but the ensuing decades saw nominations at a rate of almost one per year. State birds are more common, with all 50 states naming one, and they were adopted earlier, with the first one selected in 1927. Before their formal designation as state reptiles, Florida's alligator, Maryland's terrapin, and Texas's ...
A notable example is the use of wolf spiders in cranberry bogs as a means of controlling unwanted crop destruction. In culture. South Carolina designated the Carolina wolf spider (Hogna carolinensis) as the official state spider in 2000 due to the efforts of Skyler B. Hutto, a third-grade student at Sheridan Elementary School in Orangeburg.
The Timber Wolf in Wisconsin: The Death and Life of a Majestic Predator. University of Wisconsin Press. ISBN 978-0-299-13944-5. External links. Gray Wolf in the Western Great Lakes . Animal and Plant Health and Inspection Service: Wildlife Service. U.S. Department of Agriculture; Gray Wolves in the Western Great Lakes States . U.S. Fish and ...
The red wolf (Canis rufus) is a canine native to the southeastern United States.Its size is intermediate between the coyote (Canis latrans) and gray wolf (Canis lupus).. The red wolf's taxonomic classification as being a separate species has been contentious for nearly a century, being classified either as a subspecies of the gray wolf Canis lupus rufus, or a coywolf (a genetic admixture of ...