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Does the Cascade Wolf Survive?

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  24 April 2009

Robert Pisano
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The Cascade wolf Cants lupus fuscus is extinct in the USA. But it may survive in Canada, in the coastal forests of British Columbia, the northernmost part of its original range. But British Columbia gives this highly endangered subspecies no special protection. Over-hunting and hybridisation with neighbouring wolf subspecies and domestic dogs are the chief threats. The author reviews wolf management in coastal British Columbia and suggests changes that would improve the Cascade wolf's prospects, including complete protection of all wolves on wilderness islands where it may survive.

Type
Research Article
Information
Oryx , Volume 15 , Issue 2 , November 1979 , pp. 185 - 190
Copyright
Copyright © Fauna and Flora International 1979

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