Grey wolves
Grey wolves inhabit the majority of Canadian provinces and territories, from the high Arctic and British Columbia to Labrador. Wolves are known to be travelling over sea ice from Labrador to Newfoundland following extirpation from the island in the early 1900s. In total, there are between 50,000 and 60,000 wolves in Canada, occupying approximately 85% of their historic range. Grey wolves are often scapegoats for the decline of various caribou populations across Canada, and are reduced by methods of aerial gunning from helicopters, sterilization programs, and open hunting and trapping seasons. Lethal control of wolves has recently been condemned by some scientists and most conservationists - particularly given the lack of scientific validity of this unethical approach. To learn more about the treatment of wolves in western provinces, visit Wolf Awareness Inc and Raincoast Conservation Foundation.
Eastern wolves
Eastern wolves are considered a unique species in Canada, given recent genetic research. These wolves were federally upgraded to threatened status under the Species at Risk Act (SARA) in May, 2015. There are approximately 500 eastern wolves remaining in Canada. Although their range has yet to be thoroughly surveyed, they likely inhabit only remote parts of central Ontario near Algonquin Provincial Park and western parts of Quebec.
Canadian wolves in the news:
December 23, 2022
Don’t blame wolves for moose population decline, Animal Alliance says
April 17, 2023
B.C. wolf cull leads to ‘removal’ of 84 wolves
February 12, 2023
CBC VIDEO- Wolf cull in B.C.: A war on the wolf
February 11, 2023
B.C. wolf cull will likely last 5 years, assistant deputy minister says
Scientists dispute ethics of Alberta’s wolf cull
January 30, 2023
Parks Canada launches Wolf Pack Project
January 29, 2023
Wolf Murder Canadian Style Continues as if It’s Conservation
January 15, 2015
Wolf cull will see animals shot from helicopter to save B.C. caribou TAKE ACTION
January 14, 2023
What if We Didn’t Reintroduce Wolves?
January 8, 2023
Researcher, author gets up-close view of wolves
January 7, 2023
Observers expect Alberta to expand wolf kill despite government denials
December 31, 2022
Wolf alert raised in Marsh Lake, Yukon
December 29, 2022
Snow Wolf Family and Me, review: ‘authentic and thrilling’
November 23, 2022
Study: Alberta wolf cull stabilizes caribou numbers, but only buying time
November 19, 2022
Yukon man tells court he can legally shoot wolves because of aboriginal rights
November 15, 2022
Grey wolf travelling alone spurs questions for Alberta traveller
October 26, 2022
Farmers ask province for help after wolf pack moves in on pasture
October 1, 2023
Wolf hit and seriously injured on Trans-Canada Highway in Banff National Park
September 11, 2023
Wolf hunt to start in east-central Saskatchewan
April 18, 2023
Wolf management plan angers B.C. conservationists
February 11, 2023
End wolf bounty, conservationists ask Alberta government
October 12, 2022
Northern Alberta county sticks with wolf bounty
There was a full-grown wolf on my college caumps. A professor’s daughter was a vet, found a pup, and nursed it back to health. For whatever reason, he couldn’t be released into the wild.The professor kept it in his office during the day, and would walk it around caumps. I’d never seen a wolf before. Looked more like a bear.Wolves are big.