#wolf #hunt #extinct
Newfoundland White Wolf
- Newfoundland. Extinct 1911.
- Weight 100lb; Length 6 feet.
- First North American Wolf to become extinct. Newfoundland government established wolf bounty in 1842. Some packs still sighted hunting caribou as late as 1875. Last animal killed 1911. Canis lupus beothucus.
Texas Grey Wolf
- Western Texas to Northeastern Mexico. Extinct c.1920
- Weight 60-80lb; Length 4.5-5 feet.
from: The Encyclopedia of Vanished Species; David Day; 1989; Mclaren Publishing (Hong Kong).
