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Eastern wolves, though, need action. Their core population is centralized in Algonquin Provincal Park in Ontario. For many years, the animals could be legally shot as soon as they left the park.

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But beyond that, protection of eastern wolves in Ontario is largely on paper only. The eastern wolf is difficult to tell apart from the coyote. And coyotes can be hunted or trapped year round, without bag limits. The genomic testing revealed three species of canids, but there are also hybrids arising from these species encountering each other.

Eastern coyotes are hybrids of western coyotes and eastern wolves. This is the animal often referred to as the coywolf.

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Following extermination of wild canids in the eastern United States following European colonization, western coyotes began colonizing the habitat — and bred with eastern wolves when they encountered them on their expansion. The researchers did not test for red wolves for this paper, but relied on a body of work conducted previously. These animals, once found in the southeastern United States, became critically endangered in the s, and the last wild animals were gathered and placed in captive breeding facilities.

The captive breeding of a small population may have caused their genetics to diverge from eastern wolves. They have been since been reintroduced in sites of the Southeast — where they breed readily with coyotes, perhaps further confusing the genetic situation. Arguments about wolf management and conservation can quickly descend into trying to reconstruct the past.

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What wolf really belongs in the East? Were gray wolves there? Are Canadian gray wolves the same as Rocky Mountain wolves? European explorers were not taxonomists, let alone geneticists. They called things by confusing and inconsistent names: Lead author Rutledge proposes another way for conservationists to approach this: Our research shows that what species are can be very difficult to pin down.

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The eastern wolf could play that role, if it could disperse. All photos courtesy The Nature Conservancy.

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Matt Miller is a senior science writer for the Nature Conservancy. Matt has served on the national board of directors of the Outdoor Writers Association of America, and has published widely on conservation, nature and outdoor sports. Wow, a lot of material to digest here. One thing which stood out in this article and the one on Canadian Grey Wolves was the idea many have that wolves routinely kill off coyotes within their ranges. Apparently, they seem to not only co-exist, but interbreed to a lesser or greater extent depending on wolf species, leading me to believe wolves and coyotes occupy somewhat different niches on the food chain, so competition is not as fierce as believed.

It also seems possible, considering the fact coyotes have dispersed into every state, that they are more wanderers rather than home territory creatures like wolves. In fact, I seem to remember the state encouraging hunters to deliberately hunt these animals, especially in winter. All this brings up a question: Another question might be if folks are seeing what they believe to be wolves, how much of their belief is based on wishful thinking and mistaken identity?

Speciation is supposed to be at least a somewhat of an evolutionary barrier. For example many of us Homo sapiens look and act very differently and come in all different sizes but since it we can interbreed we are the same species. Tim, no one has suggested wolves do not kill coyotes, only that it may not be as prevalent as people think.

I disagree about the deer herd. When I was young, I had to hunt to find deer. But I am not allowed to kill them, being within the village limits.

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There is certainly an over-abundance in my area. Paul, I believe it does apply. I do not believe the offspring are fertile or, to put it another way, the offspring cannot have offspring. Otherwise they would be simply a sub species of a single species. He is not a separate species, since, he cannot produce viable offspring. Indeed this is the very definition of a species. Thank you very much, Matt Miller, for this important posting and overall message, easily absorbed by a general readership.

A couple of recent articles I found on verified wolves in, or very close to the Adirondacks. Mention how important coyotes are to a healthy ecosystem and that these type of contest are unethical and blatantly cruel. Thank you for your support. Posted by Rick Meril at Newer Post Older Post Home.

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