When hunting moose, wolves mainly kill calves and old moose when fleeing. Barren-ground caribou is main prey in the North Slope. The diet of the Yukon wolf varies by region – moose is the main prey in southern Yukon, followed by boreal woodland caribou and Dall sheep. Dietįeeding on caribou in Denali National Park and Preserve The population density depends on prey, with the densest population being in Teslin, Yukon, Canada where there are 9 wolves per 1,000 square kilometers (386.1 sq mi), while the least dense is in Northern Yukon, with 3 wolves per 1,000 square kilometers. The population in Canadian Yukon is estimated to be 5,000, which ranges in all of Yukon except for Kluane National Park. Yukon wolves' main habitats are boreal forests, alpine, subalpine, and Arctic tundra. This wolf is native to the Alaska Interior of Alaska, United States and Yukon, Canada save for the tundra region of the Arctic Coast. While exact data is not available, it is suspected that various types of diseases, such as rabies and distemper, affect this subspecies, sometimes to the point that the stability of the subspecies is changed in parts of its region. The minimum breeding age is 1 year, and the average litter size is 4–6 pups. A wolf that has left its pack may travel up to 500 km (310.7 mi) to breed. The pair is usually the only ones that breed. Pack HabitsĪverage pack size is 7 to 9 wolves, but can vary like other wolves, the pack consists of a mated pair and their offspring. The lifespan ranges from 4 to 10 years, the oldest being 12 years. The most common color for this subspecies is tawny grey or tan, but can also range from white to black. One wolf was purported to weigh 212 pounds (96 kg), however large Alaskan wolves are known to hold up to 20 pounds (9.1 kg) of moose meat in their stomachs. It was killed on 70 Mile River in east-central Alaska on July 12, 1939. One specimen weighed 79.4 kilograms (175 lb). In Yukon-Charley Rivers National Preserve male wolves average 50.3 kg (111 lb) and females 44 kg (97 lb) in Denali National Park and Preserve male wolves average 47.6 kg (105 lb). Individual weights can vary from 21 kilograms (46 lb) to 55 kilograms (121 lb). The Yukon wolf has a height of 85 cm (33.5 in) with an average male weight of 43 kilograms (95 lb) and for females 37 kilograms (82 lb). Its coat ranges from black to white or a mix of both. occidentalis (the Northwestern wolf) of a comparable body size. Elliot distinguishes this wolf by the teeth in both jaws being large and heavy, and along with the skull exceed those of C. It was first described as a distinct subspecies in 1905 by Daniel Elliot who referred to it by its past name of the "autocrat timber wolf". This wolf is recognized as a subspecies of Canis lupus in the taxonomic authority Mammal Species of the World (2005).
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