Manitoba wolf

Manitoba wolf
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Mammalia
Order: Carnivora
Family: Canidae
Genus: Canis
Species: C. lupus
Subspecies: C. l. griseoalbus
Trinomial name
Canis lupus griseoalbus
Baird, 1858[1]

The Manitoba wolf (Canis lupus griseoalbus), also known as the grey-white wolf,[2] is a subspecies of the gray wolf, Canis lupus, that used to roam in Alberta, Manitoba, and Saskatchewan. They are believed by many to simply be the Hudson Bay wolf. [3]

History

In the early 19th century, John Richardson first cataloged the Manitoba wolf and gave it its taxonomic name.[4] The species itself was highly prized for its fur[5] and was hunted to extinction in the wild in the early 20th century. However, specimens were kept and bred in captivity and re-introduced in 1995 in the area around Yellowstone National Park.This has led to a public outcry in the area and in Colorado, as the species is far larger than the timber wolf that is natural to the area and over-predation is a high concern.[6][7]

References

  1. ↑ "Canis lupus griseoalbus Baird, 1858 " – ITIS Report. Itis.gov. Retrieved on 2012-12-29.
  2. ↑ Murray Wrobel (2007). Elsevier's Dictionary of Mammals: In Latin, English, German, French and Italian. Elsevier. pp. 69–. ISBN 978-0-444-51877-4. Retrieved 29 December 2012.
  3. ↑ Manitoba wolves". Cosmosmith.com. Retrieved on 2012-12-29.
  4. ↑ Sir John Richardson; Clarence Stuart Houston (1994). Arctic Ordeal: The Journal of John Richardson, Surgeon-Naturalist With Franklin 1820–1822. McGill-Queen's Press – MQUP. pp. 250–. ISBN 978-0-7735-1223-8. Retrieved 29 December 2012.
  5. ↑ "Extra fine Manitoba Wolf scarf" – The Pittsburgh Press. News.google.com (1920-08-24). Retrieved on 2012-12-29.
  6. ↑ "Colorado Now Being Invaded By A Foreign Enemy!" – Western Institute for Study of the Environment. Westinstenv.org (2010-04-03). Retrieved on 2012-12-29.
  7. ↑ "The truth about wolves". The Big Sky Weekly (2011-02-19). Retrieved on 2012-12-29.


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