Vancouver Island Wolf
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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 human
s. Wolves
at the Pacific Rim National Park Reserve
area have been known to attack and kill unguarded domestic dogs. There are also two Vancouver Island Wolves, one white and one grey (seen from the bus window) at the Greater Vancouver Zoo
.
.
Subspecies
Subspecies in biological classification, is either a taxonomic rank subordinate to species, ora taxonomic unit in that rank . A subspecies cannot be recognized in isolation: a species will either be recognized as having no subspecies at all or two or more, never just one...
of grey wolf, endemic to Vancouver Island
Vancouver Island
Vancouver Island is a large island in British Columbia, Canada. It is one of several North American locations named after George Vancouver, the British Royal Navy officer who explored the Pacific Northwest coast of North America between 1791 and 1794...
, British Columbia
British Columbia
British Columbia is the westernmost of Canada's provinces and is known for its natural beauty, as reflected in its Latin motto, Splendor sine occasu . Its name was chosen by Queen Victoria in 1858...
, Canada
Canada
Canada is a North American country consisting of ten provinces and three territories. Located in the northern part of the continent, it extends from the Atlantic Ocean in the east to the Pacific Ocean in the west, and northward into the Arctic Ocean...
. 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 human
Human
Humans are the only living species in the Homo genus...
s. Wolves
at the Pacific Rim National Park Reserve
Pacific Rim National Park Reserve
Pacific Rim National Park Reserve is a Canadian national park reserve in British Columbia made up of three separate regions: Long Beach, the Broken Group Islands, and the West Coast Trail. The entire park encompasses 511 km² of land and ocean. The park is characterized by rugged coasts and...
area have been known to attack and kill unguarded domestic dogs. There are also two Vancouver Island Wolves, one white and one grey (seen from the bus window) at the Greater Vancouver Zoo
Greater Vancouver Zoo
-Vancouver Game Farm: 1970-95:In the late 1960s, businessman Pat Hines purchased land in Aldergrove, British Columbia for to construct a game farm, which was his dream. At first, Hines registered the business as the World Wide Game Farm Ltd., but on August 20, 1970, the site was opened to the...
.
Diet
The wolf's main food sources are the Columbian black-tailed deer and the Roosevelt elkRoosevelt elk
The Roosevelt elk , also known as Olympic elk, is the largest of the four surviving subspecies of elk in North America...
.