Canada | International Wolf Center
Canada at a Glance. Canada supports the second largest gray wolf population in the world, after Russia. Wolf habitat is diverse in this large country where, historically, wolves ranged in most areas. Currently, wolves in Canada occupy approximately 90 percent of their historic range.
Types of wolves - International Wolf Center
Arctic foxes (Alopex lagopus) live in the northern portions of Canada, Alaska and outlying areas of Greenland. There are two widely recognized species of wolves in the world, the red and the gray. However, there is debate over how many species of wolf exist.
Wolf FAQs & Answers - International Wolf Center
There are two universally recognized species of wolves in the world: the gray wolf (Canis lupus) and the red wolf (Canis rufus). Two other members of the canine family are considered to be wolves by some researchers and other species by other researchers.
Alberta - International Wolf Center
Alberta at a glance. Extensive wolf populations have continued to exist across Alberta since before European settlement in North America. Main prey for wolves there are moose, caribou, bighorn sheep, deer, beaver, mountain goat and elk.
Biology and Behavior - International Wolf Center
Because wolves as a species inhabit a much wider area than its prey species, different populations of wolves prey upon different animals. Wolves located in the Western Great Lakes region typically prey upon whitetail deer whereas wolves …
Manitoba - International Wolf Center
Manitoba at a glance. Extensive wolf populations have continued to exist across Manitoba since before European settlement in North America. Main prey for wolves there are moose, caribou, deer, beaver and elk.
Quebec - International Wolf Center
Quebec at a glance. Extensive wolf populations have continued to exist across much of Quebec since before European settlement in North America. Main prey for wolves there are moose, caribou, deer and beaver. Wolves are generally absent from the southeast portion of Quebec.
British Columbia - International Wolf Center
British Columbia at a glance. Extensive wolf populations have continued to exist across British Columbia since before European settlement in North America. Main prey for wolves there are moose, caribou, bighorn sheep, deer, beaver, mountain goat and elk.
Ontario - International Wolf Center
Ontario at a glance. Extensive wolf populations have continued to exist across much of Ontario since before European settlement in North America. Main prey for wolves there are moose, caribou, deer and beaver.
Gray wolf timeline - International Wolf Center
October – The USFWS announced it was removing gray wolves from the Endangered Species Act. Summer – Evidence showed wolves were reproducing again on Isle Royale. April – The wolf population in Washington state grew by an estimated 11 percent, or 19 animals.