Great Plains Wolf
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The Great Plains Wolf (also known as the Buffalo Wolf) is an endangered subspecies of the Gray Wolf and native to North America. These wolves once ranged across the western United States and southern Canada, but were almost completely wiped out by the 1930s. In 1974, they were listed as an endangered species, and since then their numbers have climbed. By 2004, there was an estimated population of about 3,700 wolves in Minnesota, Michigan, and Wisconsin. Single wolves have been reported in the Dakotas, but these are considered to be dispersers from packs from outside the states and a breeding population most likely doesn’t live in either state. A typical Great Plains wolf is 140 - 200 cm (4 1/2 - 6 1/2 feet) long from snout to tail tip, and weighs between 27 and 50 kg (60 and 110 pounds). They usually feature a coat blended with gray, black, buff, or red.
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