Manitoba wolf facts for kids
Quick facts for kids Manitoba wolf |
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Scientific classification  |
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Mammalia |
| Order: | Carnivora |
| Family: | Canidae |
| Genus: | Canis |
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C. l. griseoalbus
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| Canis lupus griseoalbus Baird, 1858
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The Manitoba wolf (Canis lupus griseoalbus) was a type of gray wolf. It was also known as the grey-white wolf. This wolf used to live in parts of Canada. Its home included the southern Northwest Territories, northern Alberta, Saskatchewan, and south-central Manitoba.
Scientists recognize the Manitoba wolf as a specific kind of Canis lupus. This classification comes from a major book about mammals called Mammal Species of the World (2005). Sadly, this wolf is now extinct in the wild.
History of the Manitoba Wolf
In the early 1800s, a naturalist named John Richardson first studied the Manitoba wolf. He was the one who gave it its scientific name. People really wanted this wolf's fur. Because of this, it was hunted a lot. By the early 1900s, the Manitoba wolf had disappeared from the wild.
However, some of these wolves were kept and bred by humans. In 1995, some Manitoba wolves were brought back to the wild. They were released near Yellowstone National Park in the United States. This caused some debate among people in that area and in Colorado. The Manitoba wolf is much bigger than the timber wolf that naturally lives there. Some people worried that the larger wolves would hunt too many animals.
See also
In Spanish: Lobo de Manitoba para niños
