Vancouver Island Wolf
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For other uses, see Islands Wolf (disambiguation).
| Vancouver Island Wolf | |
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| White wolf at the Greater Vancouver Zoo (top) ; Captive Grey Vancouver Island Wolf at Grouse Mountain | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Mammalia |
| Order: | Carnivora |
| Family: | Canidae |
| Genus: | Canis |
| Species: | C. lupus |
| Subspecies: | C. l. crassodon |
| Trinomial name | |
| Canis lupus crassodon Hall, 1932 [1] |
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The Vancouver Island Wolf (Canis lupus crassodon) is a subspecies of grey wolf, endemic to Vancouver Island, British Columbia, Canada. It is very social with other wolves, and lives in packs of about five to thirty-five. It is an endangered subspecies, very shy, and is rarely seen by humans.[2] Wolves at the Pacific Rim National Park Reserve area have been known to attack and kill unguarded domestic dogs.[3] There are also two Vancouver Island Wolves, one white and one grey (seen from the bus window) at the Greater Vancouver Zoo.[4]
[edit] Appearance
The wolf is medium-sized, and greyish-black or white in color.
[edit] Diet
The wolf's main food sources are the Columbian black-tailed deer and the Roosevelt elk.
[edit] References
- ^ "Wolves of the World-: Perspectives of Behavior, Ecology, and Conservation By Fred H. Harrington, Paul C. Paquet". http://books.google.com/books?id=LX5qi4qTs0UC&pg=PA54&lpg=PA54&dq=%22vancouver+island+wolf%22&source=web&ots=zdNQ8bwOQt&sig=XOGNPDTqmkKYDaX7Uf2MpW53_Lc.
- ^ "Vancouver Island Wolf and British Columbia Wildlife - April Point Resort and Spa". http://www.aprilpoint.com/nature-tours/wildlife-of-bc/vancouver-island-wolf/.
- ^ "Pacific Rim National Park Reserve of Canada". http://www.pc.gc.ca/pn-np/bc/pacificrim/natcul/natcul2d_e.asp.
- ^ "Vancouver Island Wolf | GREATER VANCOUVER ZOO". http://www.gvzoo.com/node/118.
