Eurasian wolf
The Eurasian wolf (Canis lupus lupus) is a subspecies of the grey wolf (Canis lupus). It is also known as the common wolf, European Wolf, Carpathian Wolf, Steppes Wolf, Tibetan Wolf and Chinese Wolf. It originally lived in most of Eurasia, with a southern limit of the Himalayas in the Hindu Kush Range.
It is the largest of Old World grey wolves, averaging 39 kg (86 lb) in Europe.[1]
Eurasian Wolf Media
Polychrome cave painting of a grey wolf, Font-de-Gaume, France
Monument to the shooting of one of the last wolves in Lower Saxony 1872
The last wolf in central Finland was killed in 1911 in the town of Karstula.
With the exception of the wolves in Italy and the Iberian Peninsula, all populations shown here consist of Eurasian wolves.
Protection status in Europe
Wolf attacks on domestic animals (farm animals) in Germany
Map showing the number of wolf attacks in France by département from 1400 to 1918
Eurasian wolf pictured in the coat of arms of Järva
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References
- ↑ Factsheet: Gray Wolf (Eurasia's Carnivores > Canis lupus) (4 August 2015). Retrieved 17 February 2024.
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