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Šung'manitu-tanka 0yate





EASTERN WOLF



Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Mammalia
Order: Carnivora
Family: Canidae
Genus: Canis
Species: lupus
Sub-Species: lycaon



Physical Appearance: Males approximately 80 cm at the shoulders and weigh about 40kg. Females weigh about 30kg. They are fawn colored with long black hairs on the back and sides, and a red-brown color behind the ears.

Habits and Reproduction:

Geographic Range: Canada: southeastern Ontario and southwestern Quebec.

Biome:

Habitat: large areas of forest either deciduous, coniferous, or mixed.

Diet: deer, moose

IUCN Status: unknown

Threats to Survival: Habitat lost to urban expansion, trapping, hunting, and road traffic. They are timid and easily disturbed by human presence such as logging and recreational activities.

PROTECTION:

For more information check out these books:

  • Wolf Country : Eleven Years Tracking the Algonquin Wolves by John Theberge, Mary Theberge
  • Canis soupus: eastern wolf genetics and its implications for wolf recovery by Nina Fascione
  • The Wolves of Algonquin Park: A 12 Year Ecological Study (Department of Geography Publication Series,) by John B. Theberge, University of Waterloo
  • The Howls of August: Encounters With Algonquin Wolves by Michael Runtz
  • Of Wolves and Men Barry Holstun Lopez
  • The Wolf: The Ecology and Behavior of an Endangered Species L. David Mech
  • The eastern timber wolf in Minnesota: A change in protection? by John K Helland
  • Eastern timber wolf: (Canis lupus lycaon) by Richard P Thiel
  • Recovery plan for the eastern timber wolf (SuDoc I 49.2:W 83/3) by U.S. Dept of Interior
  • Timber wolf: Canis lupus lycaon by Kari Sherman Carner