Newfoundland wolf
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The Newfoundland wolf (Canis lupus beothucus) was a subspecies of grey wolf that was native to Newfoundland. As a food source, the species would prey and rely on the Newfoundland caribou. During the autumn and early winter, some wolves would turn white while others remained dark enough to look black.[citation needed]
Remains of wolves have been discovered in L'Anse aux Meadows, a Norse settlement located in northern Newfoundland dating to c. 980–1020.[1]
Description
It was described as being a medium-sized,[2] slender-skulled wolf with a white pelt, though melanists also occurred. In comparison to its mainland relatives it bears a striking difference in its internal accessory cusp angles allowing for distinction between subspecies.[3] The last specimen was reportedly killed in 1911.[4]
Taxonomy
This wolf is recognized as a subspecies of Canis lupus in the taxonomic authority Mammal Species of the World (2005).[5] In 1912, Gerrit S. Miller Jr have concluded that in North America, specifically west of the Mississippi River and Hudson Bay, and north of the Platte and Columbia rivers, there are three types of wolves: timber-wolf, plains-wolf, and tundra-wolf.[6]
Around 10,000 years ago, the Laurentide ice sheet connected Newfoundland and Labrador together, allowing wolves from Labrador to colonise what became Newfoundland.[7]
Recent sightings
In 2019, a wolf was shot in Newfoundland after being confused for a coyote.[8] DNA evidence found that the specimen, and a second wolf found on Newfoundland, to be a Labrador wolf, which are often seen in neighbouring Labrador but rare on Newfoundland.[9]
See also
References
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- ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content.Haywood, John (2024-05-01). Northmen: The Viking Saga, 793–1241 AD. Macmillan. ISBN 978-1-250-10615-5.
- ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content.Mech, L. David (1981). The Wolf: The Ecology and Behavior of an Endangered Species. University of Minnesota Press. p. 352. ISBN 978-0-8166-1026-6.
- ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content.Allen, Glover M.; Barbour, Thomas (May 1937). "The Newfoundland Wolf". Journal of Mammalogy. 18 (2): 229. doi:10.2307/1374474. JSTOR 1374474.
- ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content.Allen, Glover M (1942). "Newfoundland wolf". Extinct and vanishing mammals of the western hemisphere with the marine species of all the oceans. American Committee for International Wild Life Protection. pp. 205–206. OCLC 602905667.
- ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content.Wozencraft, W. C. (2005). "Order Carnivora". In Wilson, D. E.; Reeder, D. M. (eds.). Mammal Species of the World: A Taxonomic and Geographic Reference (3rd ed.). Johns Hopkins University Press. pp. 575–577. ISBN 978-0-8018-8221-0. OCLC 62265494. beothucus, p. 576, at Google Books
- ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content.Allen, Glover M.; Barbour, Thomas (1937). "The Newfoundland Wolf". Journal of Mammalogy. 18 (2): 229–234. doi:10.2307/1374474. JSTOR 1374474.
- ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content.Everts, Lee (2019-08-24). Maybe They're Not So Bad After All - Another look at some of the less popular animals in Newfoundland & Labrador. Lulu.com. p. 180. ISBN 978-1-9990798-0-2.
- ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."The Newfoundland Wolf is Back". Whale House. 4 February 2019. Archived from the original on 29 July 2024. Retrieved 16 February 2021.[self-published source?]
- ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."DNA samples prove 2nd wolf in Newfoundland". CBC News. 23 August 2012.
Further reading
- Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content.Bergerud, Arthur T. (1971). "The Population Dynamics of Newfoundland Caribou". Wildlife Monographs (25): 3–55. JSTOR 3830370.
- Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content.Bergerud, Arthur Thompson (1969). The population dynamics of Newfoundland caribou (Thesis). doi:10.14288/1.0104108. hdl:2429/35483.
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