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Bernard wolf |
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He is a wild animal |
Origin |
Banks Island, Canada | |
Translation |
Francis Vandersteen |
| The possession of this animal is not authorized Royal Decree establishing the list of mammals not kept for production purposes that may be kept (M.B. 24.08.2009) |
| It wasn't until 1943 that zoologist Rudolph Martin Anderson identified the Bernard wolf, also known as the Banks Island wolf, as the subspecies Canis lupus bernardi. An adult human skin and the wolf's skull in the National Museum of Canada were collected by Peter Bernard. The wolf was named after hunter/explorer/fur trader Peter Bernard and his nephew Joseph Bernard. Bernard wolves reside on Banks Island in Canada's Northwest Territories. They were previously widespread in the Victoria Archipelago, but were annihilated by overhunting. They are large wolves, standing up to 1.22 m tall and 1.83 m long from tip of nose to end of tail. They have long, thick white hair with a black stripe down their spine. They can weigh from 27 to 50 kg. Bernard's wolves were last seen on Banks Island in the north-western regions. During a survey of the southern region of the island in March 1993, no wolves were found, and no fresh wolves or wolf tracks were seen. Victoria Island wolves were killed between 1918 and 1952. |
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