Labrador & Newfoundland

Wolves in Protected Areas of Labrador
Torngat Mountains National Park Reserve
Akami−Uapishkᵁ−KakKasuak−Mealy Mountains National Park Reserve

Caribou Herd’s in Labrador
George River Caribou Herd (migratory)
Lac Joseph Caribou Herd (sedentary)
Red Wine Caribou Herd (sedentary)
Mealy Mountains Caribou Herd (sedentary)

Gray Wolf (Canis lupus)

Labrador Wolf (Canis lupus labradorius)

Population Statistics [1,000-1,5000; Labrador estimate. No known established on Newfoundland]

Legal Status; Game species throughout.

Resources
Newfoundland Labrador Department of Environment and Conservation
Canadian Wildlife Service
Newfoundland and Labrador Department  of Environment and Conservation’s Wildlife  Division

Organizations
Nature Conservancy Canada (Labrador Conservation Blueprint)
Ducks Unlimited Canada
Environment and Climate Change Canada
Stewardship Association of Municipalities Inc.
Wildlife Habitat Canada

Labrador & Newfoundland / Canadian News Resources & Publications
CBC NEWS (Newfoundland & Labrador)
The Telegram (St. John’s, Newfoundland)

L ATEST LABRADOR NEWFOUNDLAND NEWS
LATEST CANADIAN NEWS

Wolf and Wildlife News from Labrador & Newfoundland

• Conservationist Believes Caribou Decline Behind Migration of Wolves to Newfoundland | VOCM

  28th Oct 2020

• Changing climate having negative impact on Labrador boreal caribou herds: researchers | Canada | News | The Chronicle Herald

  07th Aug 2020

• ‘Botwood Beast’ 11th confirmed coyote-wolf hybrid, says N.L. wildlife director – Newfoundland & Labrador – CBC News

  01st Feb 2017

Journal Articles

Characteristics of the wolf (Canis lupus labradorius Goldman) in northern Quebec and Labrador
GR Parker, S Luttich – Arctic, 1986

Observations on foxes, Alopex lagopus and Vulpes vulpes, and wolves, Canis lupus on the off-shore sea ice of northern Labrador.
D Andriashek, HPL Kiliaan, MK Taylor – Canadian field-naturalist. Ottawa ON, 1985

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