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

Authors

  • Mario Villemure Université de Sherbrooke, Département de Biologie, Sherbrooke, Québec J1K 2R1
  • Hélène Jolicoeur Société de la faune et des parcs du Québec, Direction du développement de la faune, 675, boulevard René-Lévesque Est. 11th floor, box 92, Québec, Québec G1R 5V7

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.22621/cfn.v118i4.66

Keywords:

Wolf, Canis lupus, range, dispersal, St. Lawrence River, Québec

Abstract

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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Vol. 118 No. 4 (2004)

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