The Newfoundland Wolf

[Tony Cooney]

The Newfoundland wolf subspecies was not formally described until 1937 by zooligists G. M. Allen and Thomas Barbour, after it had already been led to extinction

CHARACTERISTICS

The Newfoundland wolf was a medium to large wolf up to 5.5 feet long (nose to end of tail) and up to 100 pounds. It was said to be white, with a black stripe down its spine.

EXTINCTIOn

Although hunting, trapping, and vigorous predator control methods were used on the Newfoundland wolf, it is believed to have been led to extinction mainly by a sudden food shortage in the early 1900's when the Newfoundland caribou population drastically dropped from as many as 120,000 to as few as 5,000-6,000. The last wild wolf on the island was shot by 1911. However, it wasn't until 1930 that it was officially listed as extinct.
! What happened?

[kenneth Griffiths]

Fear of the wolf would do it. Making it look like something it's not. They are not big breeder's, but they do hunt in packs. I would guess that they got killed of for that reason.

[Brandon Pickett]

You have to wonder though, what if a little population of Wolves did survive and they are not really extinct? Slim chance but cool to think about.

[Brandon Pickett]

This is the only photo I could get of what the Newfoundland wolf looked like, that is some old taxidermy right there folks.