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The eastern wolf (Canis lycaon[ 5 ] or Canis lupus lycaon[ 6 ][ 7 ]), 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 wolf or a separate species from ...
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 the 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 ...
The life of a wolf pup comes with long odds. Gable said 70% of wolf pups in the VWP haven't lived to be 1 year old. In 2022-23 the study found an average of 1.7 pups per pack made it; but 18% of ...
1923, March. Pack of wolves. Île-à-la-Crosse, Saskatchewan. "March 16, 1923 Karl Lynn world war veteran and one of the best known trappers and mushers in the north country is believed to have lost his life in a fight with a pack of timber wolves, two hunters reported here today.
In Washington, this number only counts wolves in known packs that den inside the state. Lone wolves, suspected packs, and packs that range into the state but den outside it are not counted. In 2008, this "minimum number" was five; by the end of 2014, it was 68; in 2023 it was 260. [24] Known wolf packs are concentrated in the northeastern ...
Kim Ellis [ 1 ] Children. 5. Shaun Ellis (born 12 October 1964) is a British animal researcher who lived among wolves, and adopted a pack of abandoned North American timber wolf pups. He is the founder of Wolf Pack Management and is involved in a number of research projects in Poland and at Yellowstone National Park in the United States.
Average pack size is 7 to 9 wolves, but can vary; like other wolves, the pack consists of a mated pair and their offspring. The pair is usually the only ones that breed. A wolf that has left its pack may travel up to 500 km (310.7 mi) to breed. The minimum breeding age is 1 year, and the average litter size is 4–6 pups. [12]