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Which wolves live there now, and which wolves lived there in antiquity?
by sliverstorm 12y ago
Which wolves live there now, and which wolves lived there in antiquity?
- icegreentea 12y agoThey reintroduced Northwestern Wolves (Canis lupus occidentalis). Use to be Northern Rocky Mountain wolves (Canis lupus irremotus). The population originally to reseed Yellowstone was from Canada (Alberta). Also, I wouldn't quite put it as antiquity - the last confirmed wolf kill in Yellowstone was in 1926. Oh, and I have no idea how significant the difference in subspecies is. Apparently they are both amongst the largest subspecies.
- stolio 12y agoA little research reveals A) people are very emotional about wolf classification and B) some argue the 24 subspecies of Gray Wolf should be consolidated: http://howlcolorado.org/2010/04/22/detangling-the-subspecies-controversy/ http://howlcolorado.org/2010/04/22/detangling-the-subspecies... It's certainly not comparable to black bears vs. grizzly bears. Especially of interest was > The average weight of the 188 wolves killed in the 2009 Idaho wolf hunt was less than 100lbs.