Vancouver Island Wolf

Taxobox
name = Vancouver Island Wolf




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status = EN
regnum = Animalia
phylum = Chordata
classis = Mammalia
ordo = Carnivora
familia = Canidae
genus = Canis
species = "C. lupus"
subspecies = "C. l. crassodon"
trinomial = "Canis lupus crassodon"
trinomial_authority = Hall, 1932 [cite web|url=http://books.google.com/books?id=LX5qi4qTs0UC&pg=PA54&lpg=PA54&dq=%22vancouver+island+wolf%22&source=web&ots=zdNQ8bwOQt&sig=XOGNPDTqmkKYDaX7Uf2MpW53_Lc|title=Wolves of the World-: Perspectives of Behavior, Ecology, and Conservation By Fred H. Harrington, Paul C. Paquet] The Vancouver Island wolf ("Canis lupus crassodon") is a subspecies of grey wolf, endemic to Vancouver Island, British Columbia, Canada. It is very social, and lives in packs of about five to thirty-five. It is an endangered subspecies, very shy, and is rarely seen by humans. [cite web|url=http://www.aprilpoint.com/nature-tours/wildlife-of-bc/vancouver-island-wolf/|title=Vancouver Island Wolf and British Columbia Wildlife - April Point Resort and Spa] Wolvesat the Pacific Rim National Park Reserve area have been known to attack and kill unguarded domestic dogs. [cite web|url=http://www.pc.gc.ca/pn-np/bc/pacificrim/natcul/natcul2d_e.asp|title=Pacific Rim National Park Reserve of Canada] There are also 4 Vancouver Island Wolves, 3 white and 1 grey (seen from the bus window) at the Greater Vancouver Zoo. [cite web|url=http://www.gvzoo.com/node/118|title=Vancouver Island Wolf | GREATER VANCOUVER ZOO]

Appearance

The wolf is medium-sized, and greyish-black or white in color.

Diet

The wolf's main food sources are the Columbian black-tailed deer and the Roosevelt elk.

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