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troutman · 12-21-2009, 01:57 PM

I think it is very unlikely that wolves appear in Calgary.

http://www.outdoorsmenforum.ca/showthread.php?t=30894

More likely, coyotes and domestic dogs are being mis-identified.

There was a pack in the Bow Valley that was reportedly decimated. There are sometimes reports of Wolves in the Rockies in SW Alberta. I have seen and heard wolves up the Clearwater River, and I saw one in Kootenay Park this summer. They are much bigger than coyotes, and you would not have much doubt if you saw one.

http://www.wolf.org/wolves/learn/sci...tracts/055.asp

Gray wolves (Canis lupus) naturally recolonized the Bow River Valley of Banff National Park in the mid 1980's. However, research showed high levels of human activity prevented wolves from moving between critical habitats within the Bow Valley.

http://www.daikynguyen.com/eet/print...04/A_3_REV.pdf

wolves tend to shy away from areas heavily populated by humans,

12-21-2009, 01:57 PM	#55
troutman Unfrozen Caveman Lawyer Join Date: Oct 2002 Location: Crowsnest Pass Exp:	I think it is very unlikely that wolves appear in Calgary. http://www.outdoorsmenforum.ca/showthread.php?t=30894 More likely, coyotes and domestic dogs are being mis-identified. There was a pack in the Bow Valley that was reportedly decimated. There are sometimes reports of Wolves in the Rockies in SW Alberta. I have seen and heard wolves up the Clearwater River, and I saw one in Kootenay Park this summer. They are much bigger than coyotes, and you would not have much doubt if you saw one. http://www.wolf.org/wolves/learn/sci...tracts/055.asp Gray wolves (Canis lupus) naturally recolonized the Bow River Valley of Banff National Park in the mid 1980's. However, research showed high levels of human activity prevented wolves from moving between critical habitats within the Bow Valley. http://www.daikynguyen.com/eet/print...04/A_3_REV.pdf wolves tend to shy away from areas heavily populated by humans, Last edited by troutman; 12-21-2009 at 02:06 PM.