Baffin Island wolf explained

The Baffin Island wolf (Canis lupus manningi), also known as the Baffin Island tundra wolf,^[1] is a subspecies of grey wolf which resides exclusively on Baffin Island and several nearby islands.^[2] It was not formally recognized as a subspecies until 1943, when it was given its taxonomic classification by Anderson.^[3] This wolf is recognized as a subspecies of Canis lupus in the taxonomic authority Mammal Species of the World (2005).

Physiology

Description

The Baffin Island wolf is described as being light coloured, sometimes white, and unusually small, as compared to other wolf subspecies. It is proposed to be the smallest of all Arctic wolf types. It is currently endangered.^{[4] [5] [6]}

History

Early records and evidence suggest that the wolves in western Greenland migrated there from Baffin Island and are, thus, descendants of the Baffin Island wolf subspecies.

In 1966, a study was conducted on the Baffin Island wolf, of which a preliminary assessment had been made the year before in 1965 at Wordie Bay, by the University of Toronto. It was helped by students from the university as well.^[7]

Notes and References

1. Book: Murray Wrobel. Elsevier's Dictionary of Mammals. 2006. Elsevier. 978-0-08-048882-0. 70.
2. Book: Patrick Hook. Wolves. 1998. Random House Value Publishing. 978-0-517-16082-4.
3. Web site: "Wolf Facts" – Northern Lights Wildlife . 2010-08-10 . https://web.archive.org/web/20100220102318/http://www.northernlightswildlife.com/wolf_info.html . 2010-02-20 . dead .
4. Book: Peter Steinhart. The Company of Wolves. 1996. Knopf Doubleday Publishing Group. 978-0-679-74387-3.
5. https://docs.google.com/viewer?a=v&q=cache:vnp5Txv6yjYJ:pubs.aina.ucalgary.ca/arctic/Arctic55-1-44.pdf+%22Canis+lupus+manningi%22&hl=en&gl=us&pid=bl&srcid=ADGEESjHp-TITr59-qh83p1anJjAI06Wd4FSubl2Q6qUSQJxPnEnsEUPWURXeFVyyXYdVOalf46Ai_-BQ003hNXtsdT7vQRTs3sj2ZxTs4u6qK1uXSlzmmBq2n9niTYBM6X8t638Nweh&sig=AHIEtbR2h2t8Z-RrMnMItYYXB-S2RlUtbw "Paleoeskimo Dogs of the Eastern Arctic" – Arctic, Vol. 55, No. 1 (March 2002)
6. Web site: Baffin Island Wolf. Atkins. Phoebe. 2015-12-07. Haiku Deck.
7. Book: Canada. Dept. of Indian Affairs and Northern Development. Annual Report - Department of Indian Affairs and Northern Development. 1967. Department of Indian Affairs and Northern Development..