Talk:Wolf distribution

Latest comment: 1 year ago by Bbreslau in topic Suggested Range Image Updates

Range image (exclusion of Nova Scotia)

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I was interested in the apparent absence of NS from the historical range illustration; reading further I found a paper on the subject (https://www.canadianfieldnaturalist.ca/index.php/cfn/article/download/1775/1881) that seems to clarify both the (longstanding) doubts about wolves being non-native to the peninsula, and also that they in fact were demonstrably present in the 19th century. As the range illustration is flagged for update this could be a worthwhile change. 156.57.136.144 (talk) 03:13, 17 August 2020 (UTC)Reply

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Suggested Range Image Updates

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If someone is able to update the wolf range map in North America, it should include the following (as of February 2023):

- Expanded range in Wyoming (southward)

- Expanded range in Oregon and Washington State (eastward)

- Presence in northern California and northern Colorado

- Expanded Mexican wolf range in Arizona (westward and southward) and New Mexico (eastward and southward)

-Presence in Chihuahua, Mexico Bbreslau (talk) 20:33, 26 February 2023 (UTC)Reply

Sources:
The updated Mexican Wolf Experimental Population Area and Blue Range Recovery Area in the US can be found here: https://www.fws.gov/program/conserving-mexican-wolf/species
Here is an example of the US Fish and Wildlife Service limiting dispersal north of Highway I-95: https://www.fws.gov/press-release/2023-01/mexican-wolf-captured-north-interstate-40-new-mexico
This US Federal Government delisting of Gray wolves from 2020 includes up-to-date maps of all wolf distributions and future range to expand in the US, including the (still listed) Mexican wolf: https://www.regulations.gov/document/FWS-HQ-ES-2018-0097-107831
Bbreslau (talk) 18:10, 27 February 2023 (UTC)Reply