Diseases, malnutrition, and accidents also help regulate wolf numbers. In much of Alaska, the major sources of mortality are: predation by other wolves hunting and trapping. In most areas wolf packs tend to remain within a territory used almost exclusively by pack members, with only occasional overlap in the ranges of neighboring packs.ĭespite a generally high birth rate, wolves rarely become abundant because mortality is also high. The social order in the pack is characterized by a separate dominance hierarchy among females and males. Packs of 20 to 30 wolves sometimes occur, and these larger packs may have two or three litters of pups from more than one female. The average pack size is six or seven animals, and pack members often include some yearlings and other adults. Wolves are social animals and usually live in packs that include parents and pups of the year. Females average 10 to 15 pounds (2-5 kg) lighter than males and rarely weigh more than 110 pounds (50 kg). Most adult male wolves in Interior Alaska weigh from 85 to 115 pounds (38.6-52.3), but they occasionally reach 145 pounds Gray or black wolves are most common, and the relative abundance of each color phase varies The pelt color of Alaska wolves ranges from black to nearly white, with every shade Wolves in Southeast Alaska tend to be darker and somewhat smaller than Only two Alaska subspecies are now recognized. Recent studies of skull characteristics, body size, andĬolor suggest that differences are slight with considerable overlap in the characteristics of wolves from various areas. Of Canis lupus, with four subspecies thought to occur in Alaska. Early taxonomists recognized about 24 New World and eight Old World subspecies Wolves are members of the family Canidae.
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