Southern Rocky Mountain wolf

		Southern Rocky Mountain wolf
		He is a wild animal


Origin			U.S.A.
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)

The Southern Rocky Mountain wolf was classified as a subspecies of gray wolf in 1937 by Elder biologist Edward A. Goldman. It was given the Latin name Canis lupus youngi in recognition of Stanley P. Young, who worked for the U.S. government overseeing the extermination of the wolf.

They were found throughout the Rocky Mountain region from northern Utah and southern Wyoming, south through Utah and western Colorado to northern Arizona and northern New Mexico. They then became increasingly scattered as they moved westward into central Nevada and as far south as the Providence Mountains in southern California.

In size, they ranged from medium to somewhat large, similar to the wolf of the Northern Rocky Mountains. They ranged over 1.52 m in length, averaging around 41 kg, but have been found weighing up to 57 kg. They had light buff-colored fur, similar to the Great Plains wolf.

The Southern Rockies wolf officially became extinct in 1935 as a result of excessive hunting, trapping and poisoning.