Mackenzie River wolf
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| Subspecies: | C. l. mackenzii
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| Canis lupus mackenzii | |
The Mackenzie River wolf (Canis lupus mackenzii) is a subspecies of the gray wolf, Canis lupus, and is found in the Canadian Northwest Territories.
Not much has been "published" on Canis lupus mackenzii but one of the most comprehensive studies was done in 1954 by W.A. Fuller, Wolf Control Operations, Southern Mackenzie District, Canada Wildlife Service Report.[3]
In 1992, this wolf was re-classified as Canis lupus occidentalis, the Mackenzie Valley wolf, common with wolves in Alaska and Western Canada.[3]
References
- ^ "Canis lupus mackenzii Anderson, 1943". Integrated Taxonomic Information System.
- ^ Joshua Ross Ginsberg, David Whyte Macdonald & IUCN/SSC Canid Specialist Group (1990). "Sorting out the Canidae". Foxes, wolves, jackals, and dogs: an action plan for the conservation of canids. International Union for Conservation of Nature. pp. 4–8. ISBN 978-2-88032-996-9.
- ^ a b The Mackenzie Wolf: Canis lupus mackenzii. petandwildlife.com