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The Alexander Archipelago wolf is one of the world's rarest wolf subspecies. The main threats include hunting and trapping, and the loss of the native habitat mainly due to the extensive logging conducted in the region's forest.
Typically smaller than the other North American subspecies of wolf, the Alexander Archipelago wolf averages between 30 and 50 lb (14 and 23 kg). They are about 3+1⁄2 ft (1.1 m) long and 2 ft (0.61 m) tall at the shoulder. Their coat is generally a dark gray, with varying patterns of lighter shades.
The Alexander Archipelago wolf (Canis lupus ligoni), also known as the Islands wolf, [4] is a subspecies of the gray wolf. The coastal wolves of southeast Alaska inhabit the area that includes the Alexander Archipelago, its islands, and a narrow strip of rugged coastline that is biologically isolated from the rest of North America by the Coast ...
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Alexander Archipelago wolves on a trail camera in Southeast Alaska. Like other island goers, movement is limited. Compared to the large movements mainland living affords, Alexander Archipelago wolves must navigate the emergent tops of underwater mountains surrounded by deep watery fjords.
25 paź 2018 · The Alexander Archipelago wolf (Canis lupus ligoni) occupies most of southeast Alaska from Yakutat Bay to Dixon Entrance except for Admiralty, Baranof, and Chichagof Islands. Based on common cranial characteristics, the Alexander Archipelago wolf was considered by early taxonomists to be a distinct subspecies.
The Alexander Archipelago wolf is a subspecies of gray wolf (Canis lupus ligoni) that occurs in Southeast Alaska and coastal British Columbia. Alexander Archipelago wolves face threats from historical and ongoing logging of old-growth forest, inbreeding and over-harvest of wolves in certain portions of their range.
