Anne Elliott's photos with the keyword: Grey Wolf

A really close encounter with a Grey Wolf - but, of course, it's obvious why, LOL!

This is one of the beautiful Grey/Timber Wolves at the Calgary Zoo, and the only white one. Taken just over a year ago, on 2 March 2012. Actually, I'm never sure whether to call this beautiful animal a Timber Wolf or an Arctic Wolf. She is in a large enclosure with two grey Timber Wolves and I can only see one sign, which says Timber Wolf. So, I suspect she, too, is a Timber Wolf, just white. The colour of Timber Wolves does range from nearly white to nearly black, but they are usually grayish. I've never seen a Wolf in the wild, but would love to. Thanks, Art (LeapFrog!) for the following link that explains the difference between the Wolf subspecies! answers.yahoo.com/question/index?qid=20090317055435AAVR34l

Such beautiful creatures and very much maligned. Photographed at the Calgary Zoo - I'm never likely to get a chance to see them in the wild, but would love to. "The Arctic Wolf (Canis lupus arctos), also called Polar Wolf or White Wolf, is a mammal of the Canidae family, and a subspecies of the Gray Wolf. Arctic Wolves inhabit the Canadian Arctic, Alaska and the northern parts of Greenland." From Wikipedia. "Originally, the Grey Wolf was the world's most widely distributed mammal. It has become extinct in much of Western Europe, in Mexico and much of the USA, and their present distribution is more restricted; wolves occur primarily in wilderness and remote areas. Their original worldwide range has been reduced by about one-third by poisoning and deliberate persecution due to depredation on livestock. Since about 1970, legal protection, land-use changes and rural human population shifts to cities have arrested wolf population declines and fostered reintroduction and natural recolonization in parts of its range. Continued threats include competition with humans for livestock, especially in developing countries, exaggerated concern by the public regarding the threat and danger of wolves, and fragmentation of habitat, with resulting areas becoming too small for populations with long-term viability. Although the Grey Wolf still faces some threats, its relatively widespread range and stable population trend mean that the species does not meet, or nearly meet, any of the criteria for the threatened categories. Therefore, it is assessed as Least Concern." From www.iucnredlist.org/apps/redlist/details/3746

This white, female Timber Wolf (actually, I think she's an Arctic Wolf) is the dominant one out of the four Wolves at the Calgary Zoo. Two of the others are black and one is grey - all gorgeous animals. I haven't been lucky enough to see a Wolf in the wild - yet! Also known as a "Gray Wolf" or "Grey Wolf".

This beautiful white Timber Wolf lives with two black Wolves at the Calgary Zoo. I would love to see a Wolf in the wild. 'The grey wolf or gray wolf (Canis lupus), also known as the timber wolf or simply wolf, is a mammal of the order Carnivora. The gray wolf is the largest wild member of the Canidae family and an ice age survivor originating during the Late Pleistocene around 300,000 years ago. DNA sequencing and genetic drift studies indicate that the gray wolf shares a common ancestry with the domestic dog, (Canis lupus familiaris) and might be its ancestor." "Though once abundant over much of Eurasia and North America, the gray wolf inhabits a very small portion of its former range because of widespread destruction of its habitat, human encroachment of its habitat, and the resulting human-wolf encounters that sparked broad extirpation. Considered as a whole, however, the gray wolf is regarded as being of least concern for extinction according to the International Union for Conservation of Nature. Today, wolves are protected in some areas, hunted for sport in others, or may be subject to extermination as perceived threats to livestock and pets." From Wikipedia.