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They reintroduced Northwestern Wolves (Canis lupus occidentalis). Use to be Northern Rocky Mountain wolves (Canis lupus irremotus). The population originally to
by icegreentea 12y ago
They 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.