Wolves in Northeast Greenland National Park (Greenlandic: Kalaallit Nunaanni nuna eqqissisimatitaq, Danish: Den Nordøstlige Grønlands Nationalpark)
Gray Wolf (Canis lupus)
Arctic Wolf (Canis lupus arctos)
Greenland wolf (Canis lupus orion)
Amaruq
Ulv (Danish)
Population Statistics [?, Fewer than 100?]
Befolkningsstatistik
“In north Greenland, 75 sightings of wolves, including packs, by military patrols, 1979–2018, provided evidence of a small wolf population there (Fig. 4). This population comprised up to 32 wolves during favourable years (Marquard-Petersen 2009)”
Sudden death of an Arctic wolf population in Greenland. Marquard-Petersen U. Polar Research. 2021 Mar
Legal Status; Protected (with exceptions)
Lovlig status
“Wolves could be legally hunted in Jameson Land year-round, with no bag limit, but hunting appeared insignificant in terms of numbers, as only two wolves were reported killed (Marquard-Petersen 2008)“
Sudden death of an Arctic wolf population in Greenland. Marquard-Petersen U. Polar Research. 2021 Mar
Resources
Ressourcer
Naalakkersuisut Ministry of Fisheries, Hunting & Agriculture
Naalakkersuisut Ministry of Nature, Environment and Energy
Geological Survey of Denmark and Greenland
Organizations
Organisationer
WWF Denmark – Grønland
Greenland Wolf Research Program
News Resources & Publications
Nyheder ressourcer og publikationer
SERMITSIAQ (Greenlandic)
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- Sudden death of an Arctic wolf population in Greenland | Polar Research
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Journal Articles
Sudden death of an Arctic wolf population in Greenland. Marquard-Petersen U. Polar Research. 2021 Mar
Complete mitochondrial genome of the Greenland wolf, Canis lupus orion. Cho H, Kim BM, Lee WY, Rhee JS. Mitochondrial DNA Part B. 2019 Jul
Never Cry Wolf: The origin and genomic history of the indigenous Greenland dogs and wolves (Doctoral dissertation, Natural History Museum of Denmark, Faculty of Science, University of Copenhagen).Sinding, M.H.S., 2017.
Decline and extermination of an arctic wolf population in east Greenland, 1899-1939. Marquard-Petersen U. Arctic. 2012 Jun
Invasion of eastern Greenland by the high arctic wolf Canis lupus arctos. Marquard-Petersen U. Wildlife biology. 2011 Dec
Insular and disjunct distribution of the Arctic wolf in Greenland, 1978–1998. Marquard-Petersen U. Polar biology. 2011 Oct
Abundance, social organization, and population trend of the arctic wolf in North and East Greenland during 1978–1998. Marquard-Petersen U. Canadian Journal of Zoology. 2009 Sep
Reproduction and mortality of the high arctic wolf, Canis lupus arctos, in northeast Greenland, 1978-1998. Marquard-Petersen U. The Canadian field-naturalist. 2008
Ecology of the high arctic wolf in northeast Greenland, 1899-1998. Marquard-Petersen U. Unpublished Ph. D. thesis, University of Copenhagen, Copenhagen, Denmark. 2007.
Colonisation of Greenland by plants and animals after the last ice age: a review. Bennike O. Polar Record. 1999 Oct
Diet of arctic foxes (Alopex lagopus) in Greenland. Kapel CM. Arctic. 1999 Sep
Food habits of arctic wolves in Greenland. Marquard-Petersen U. Journal of Mammalogy. 1998 Feb
Endoparasites of arctic wolves in Greenland. Marquard-Petersen U. Arctic. 1997 Dec
Endoparasites of arctic wolves in Greenland. Marquard-Petersen U. Arctic. 1997 Dec
Radiocarbon AMS dating of Holocene wolf (Canis lupus) remains from Greenland. Bennike O, Meldgaard M, Heinemeier J, Rud N. The Holocene. 1994 Mar
Dens and summer pack size of Arctic wolves in Hold with Hope, Marquard-Petersen U. East Greenland. Polar Record. 1994 Jan
Wolves breeding in northeast Greenland. Burton R. Polar Record. 1990 Oct
Breeding of the polar wolf in Greenland. PHiggins AK. olar Record. 1990 Jan
Confirmed breeding of polar wolf in northeast Greenland in 1988. Turner JV, Dennis RH. Polar record. 1989 Oct;
Mammals of central north Greenland. Bennike O, Higgins AK, Kelly M. Polar Record. 1989 Jan
The wolf (Canis lupus) in Greenland: a historical review and present status. Dawes PR, Elander M, Ericson M. Arctic. 1986 Jun