Helminths of wolves, Canis lupus L., in the Yukon and Northwest Territories

• Published in: Canadian Journal of Zoology
• Main Authors: Choquette, L. P. E., Gibson, G. G., Kuyt, E., Pearson, A. M.
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: Canadian Science Publishing 1973
• Subjects: Canada; Northwest Territories; Yukon; Canis lupus
• Online Access: http://dx.doi.org/10.1139/z73-158; http://www.nrcresearchpress.com/doi/pdf/10.1139/z73-158

Wolves from the Yukon and Northwest Territories harbored the following gastrointestinal helminths: Alaria americana (10 of 171), A. arisaemoides (2/171), Diphyllobothrium sp, (1/171). Mesocestoidcs kirbyi (3/171), Taenia hydatigena (54/111), T. krabbei (63/111), T. pisiformis (2/111), T. serialis (41/111), Echinococcus granulosus (24/171), Toxascaris leonina (83/171). Uncinaria stenocephala (11/171), Spirocerca arctica (1/171), and S. lupi (1/171). Larval Trichinella spiralis occurred in 72 of 153 diaphragms. A. arisaemoides, M. kirbyi, and S. arctica were found for the first time in Canis lupus, while S. lupi, S. arctica, and the prevalence of T. spiralis in wolves are reported for the first time in Canada.