First Confirmed Occurrence of a Wolf, Canis lupus, South of the St. Lawrence River in Over 100 Years

A large canid was snared near Sainte-Marguerite-de-Lingwick, Québec, in January 2002. DNA analysis confirmed the animal to be a Wolf (Canis lupus). Wolves were extirpated from this region around 1850-1900 and this is the first confirmed observation since then.

Bibliographic Details
Published in:The Canadian Field-Naturalist
Main Authors: Villemure, Mario, Jolicoeur, Hélène
Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
Language:English
Published: The Ottawa Field-Naturalists' Club 2004
Subjects:
Wolf
Canis lupus
range
dispersal
St. Lawrence River
Québec
Online Access:https://www.canadianfieldnaturalist.ca/index.php/cfn/article/view/66
https://doi.org/10.22621/cfn.v118i4.66
Description
Summary:A large canid was snared near Sainte-Marguerite-de-Lingwick, Québec, in January 2002. DNA analysis confirmed the animal to be a Wolf (Canis lupus). Wolves were extirpated from this region around 1850-1900 and this is the first confirmed observation since then.

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