leashedForLife
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 Subject: 'Canis soupus', the NE-USA wolf dilemma  Sat Jan 08, 2011 5:49 pm |
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http://tinyurl.com/2ekzmf4
Canis soupus: eastern wolf genetics and its implications for wolf recovery in the Northeast United States.
(Canid Conservation). - Free Online Library
personally, i'd vote for a deliberate re-intro of the Laurentides-type,
as QUOTE,
"the wolves in the Laurentides area of Quebec might provide a better source popn for the northeastern USA.
The close proximity of the two regions might allow some genetic exchange. Preliminary testing indicates that
genetically, the Laurentides animals may be a mix of gray and eastern wolf ... further supported by their large
size of up to 100 pounds. The Laurentides wolves prey primarily on moose (Alces alces), a plentiful prey item
in Maine.
Most importantly perhaps, these animals may be less likely to hybridize with eastern coyotes than the
Algonquin-type wolf..."
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