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Arctic wolf feeding on muskox carcass in Ellesmere Island. Very little is known about the movement of the Arctic wolves, mainly due to climate. The only time at which the wolf migrates is during the wintertime when there is complete darkness for 24 hours. This makes Arctic wolf movement hard to research.
The Alaskan tundra wolf (Canis lupus tundrarum), also known as the barren-ground wolf, [3] is a North American subspecies of gray wolf native to the barren grounds of the Arctic coastal tundra region.
The second largest subspecies of wolf, second in skull and tooth proportions only to occidentalis (see chart above), with fur that is black, white or a mixture of both in color. [78] The Alaskan Interior and Yukon, save for the tundra region of the Arctic Coast [79] Currently (2022) synonymized under C. l. occidentalis [1] [80] C. l. nubilus ...
Like the images this man captured in the middle of the night. It's a view that's hard to imagine witnessing in person and a scene that would stir both fear and wonder. ... Arctic wolves typically ...
It is recognized as a subspecies of Canis lupus in the taxonomic authority Mammal Species of the World (2005). [4] It was formally discovered, classified, and named after Peter Bernard, sailing master of the gas schooner Mary Sachs of the Canadian Arctic Expedition and collected four other specimens of Canis Lupus Bernardi, and Joseph F. Bernard, his nephew, who made voyages into the Arctic as ...
Fauna of the Arctic region. Subcategories. This category has the following 14 subcategories, out of 14 total. ...
Northwestern wolves are one of the largest subspecies of wolves. In British Columbia, Canada, five adult females averaged 42.5 kg or 93.6 lbs with a range of 85 lbs to 100 lbs (38.6 - 45.4 kg) and ten adult males averaged 112.2 lbs or 51.7 kg with a range of 105 lbs to 135 lbs (47.6 - 61.2 kg), with a weight range for all adults of 38.6 kg to 61.2 kg (85 - 135 lbs). [9]
This wolf is native to the interior of Alaska, United States, and the Yukon, Canada save for the tundra region of the Arctic Coast. [4] Yukon wolves' main habitats are boreal forests, alpine, subalpine, and Arctic tundra. The population in Canadian Yukon is estimated to be 5,000, which ranges in all of Yukon except for Kluane National Park.