#Canis lupus signatus

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May I suggest the Iberian wolf? I had the pleasure of taking part in the necropsy of one years ago, dead of distemper. Being used to dogs it was really cool to see how different they are.

Absolutely!

Photos thanks to Juan Carlos Munoz & the Parc zoologique de Paris!

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Iberian Wolf for a $5 Ko-fi supporter

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Happy Wolfenoot! even more Iberian wolves~

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Xenia Blanca’s photo of wolf in summer

Pictures by Xenia Blanco

[leah2eroes]

I already have a pretty decent idea of what I am (and it is a mix tbh, there are three concrete ideas that are mixing in my brain) but I would love to know what you think in a bit more detail based on my actual vibes (instead of the obvious username)

in my humble personal opinion, you're an Iberian wolf (Canis lupus signatus) !!

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Canis lupus signatus better known as the Iberian Wolf or Lobo ibérico, is a subspecies of grey wolf which inhabits the Iberian Peninsula, specifically northwestern Spain and northern Portugal. This subspecies has been cut off from the rest of Europe's wolves for nearly two centuries and at upwards of 2,800 wolves is the largest wolf population in Western Europe. These primarily nocturnal canines live in small packs of 3 to 10 individuals comprised of one primary breeding pair, there siblings, and both mature and immature offspring. They inhabit forests, grasslands, and mountainous regions. Here they feed upon wild boars, rabbits, roe deer, red deer, ibexes, and occasionally livestock, various birds, fish, lizards, snakes, frogs, and even smaller carnivores. Reaching around 43.3 to 55.1 inches (110–140cms) in body length, 27.6 to 35.4 inches (70 to 90cms) tall at the shoulder, and 55 to 121 pounds (25 to 55kgs) in weight. The Iberian wolf differs from the more common Eurasian wolf with its lighter frame, white marks on the upper lips, the dark marks on the tail, and a pair of dark marks in its front legs that give it its subspecies name, signatus ("marked"). Iberian wolves are generally monogamous and mate for life. The female is responsible for digging a den, where she further gives birth and raises 1-14 pups after a 60-63 day pregnancy. For the first 45 days, all members of the pack participate in feeding the pups through regurgitation. The mother stays with the young for the first 3 weeks, after which the pups continue living in the den until they reach the age of 8-10 weeks. Females become reproductively mature at 2 years old, and males when they are 3 years old. Under ideal conditions an Iberian wolf may live up to 13 years.

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Nacho the Spanish wolf 🐺

I don't think I've posted Nacho before, so I thought I would. Red got her for me around 2007. I don't know if she's actually meant to be an Iberian wolf, as in canis lupus signatus, but I've always called her a Spanish wolf because Red bought her in Spain!

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©photography by Walter Jenkel 2014 Iberian Iberian wolf (Canis lupus signatus) WALTER JENKEL @WalterJenkel

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Lobo Iberico - Iberian Wolf (Canis lupus signatus)

[wildbeimwild]

Spanien: Wölfe in Andalusien für ausgestorben erklärt

Seit Jahrhunderten streifen Wölfe durch die Gebirgsketten Andalusiens in Südspanien, doch nach Jahren des Rückgangs wurde die Tierart in der Region offiziell für ausgestorben erklärt. Seit 2003 führt die Regionalregierung eine Zählung der Wolfspopulation (Canis lupus signatus) durch, um die Art zu überwachen und Konflikte mit der lokalen Bevölkerung, insbesondere mit Landwirten, zu…

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Dois lobos-ibéricos encontrados mortos em Montalegre e Arcos de Valdevez

Dois lobos-ibéricos, animal protegido, foram encontrados mortos nos concelhos de Montalegre e dos Arcos de Valdevez, estando o Ministério Público a investigar, disse à Lusa o Instituto da Conservação da Natureza e das Florestas (ICNF).

Em resposta escrita, o ICNF "confirma que foi informado esta quinta-feira da existência de dois cadáveres de lobo-ibérico na região Norte, um na zona de Montalegre [distrito de Vila Real] e outro na zona dos Arcos de Valdevez [distrito de Viana do Castelo]".

"As circunstâncias em que ocorreram as mortes dos dois animais ainda vão ser apuradas. Não aparentando, contudo, haver qualquer relação entre elas", refere o ICNF.

Fonte da GNR de Vila Real adiantou à Lusa que militares do Serviço de Proteção da Natureza e do Ambiente (SEPNA) de Chaves "recolheram uma carcaça" de lobo-ibérico, pelas 13:00 de ontem, na freguesia de Negrões, concelho de Montalegre, acrescentando que o animal foi transportado para o Instituto Nacional de Veterinária, em Vila do Conde.

Fonte policial revelou à Lusa que "apareceu morto com um tiro" o lobo-ibérico encontrado no concelho de Montalegre.

"Ao ter tido conhecimento dos dois cadáveres, o ICNF ativou de imediato o protocolo estabelecido no âmbito do Sistema de Monitorização de Lobos Mortos, que envolve este instituto, a GNR, o Ministério Público e o Instituto Nacional de Investigação Agrária e Veterinária (INIAV)", explica o ICNF.

Este organismo acrescenta que, no âmbito das suas competências, as equipas do Serviço de Proteção da Natureza e do Ambiente (SEPNA/GNR) e os Vigilantes da Natureza (ICNF) presentes no terreno "desencadearam uma série de procedimentos de investigação, bem como a recolha dos cadáveres, que foram entregues ao INIAV para necropsia".

"Procedeu-se também à elaboração do expediente das ocorrências a entregar no Ministério Público, nas Comarcas de Montalegre e dos Arcos de Valdevez", refere o ICNF.

O Instituto da Conservação da Natureza e das Florestas (ICNF) lembra que em Portugal, "o lobo-ibérico (Canis lupus signatus) é, desde 1989, uma espécie estritamente protegida, quer por via de legislação europeia (Convenção de Berna e Diretiva Habitats), quer por via de legislação nacional (Lei nº90/88, de 27 de abril e Decreto-Lei nº54/2016, de 25 de agosto)".

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I did a new sona mask edit now that I have their design cemented.

my edit vs original image

Mask made by RooriginalDesigns (formerly OkamiKitsuneStore) on Etsy!

First mask edit

Sona in question

Screenshots of my main WQ wolf, upon whom their design is based!

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Wolves discovered living just outside Rome for first time in more than a century

Hidden cameras captured a pair of mature cubs drinking from a watering hole and loping through the undergrowth of the protected area.

The city's symbol is a she-wolf suckling the infant brothers Romulus and Remus, and now wolves have been spotted outside Rome for the first time in more than a century. The wolves were photographed by hidden cameras in startling proximity to the city – roaming a nature reserve just outside the busy three-lane ring road that encircles the Italian capital. The reserve at Castel di Guido is not far from Leonardo da Vinci international airport – the city’s biggest – and is run by LIPU, the Italian League for the Protection of Birds. Biologists believe there are at least two cubs and two adults living in the reserve. The male adult has been nicknamed Romulus by researchers. “This is the first time in more than 100 years that wolves have been found living near Rome,” Alessia De Lorenzis, a professor of natural sciences who is monitoring the wolf pack, told The Telegraph. “We’re very pleased that they are back.”

The wolves should pose no threat to livestock because analysis of their excrement had shown that their diet was made up exclusively of wild boar, which roam the countryside in large numbers. “We think they probably arrived here from the area around Lake Bracciano, north of Rome, where wolves have always existed, even when the species was pushed towards extinction,” said Prof De Lorenzis.

Killing wolves was encouraged in Italy until the 1970s, by which time only 100 or so individuals remained in Italy. But the species was given protected status in 1971 and has since gradually recovered. It is believed there are now 1,500-2,000 individuals roaming Italy, with strong populations in the Apennines and in the Alps, on the border with France.

The wolves have crossed the border in recent years and are blamed by French farmers and shepherds for killing sheep. The wolves have gradually moved north, into the Massif Central and up through the Jura and Vosges mountains, with claims recently that some are living in the countryside around Paris. Conservation groups are campaigning for wolves to be reintroduced to Britain, along with brown bears and lynx. Beavers have already been successfully reestablished in some parts of the country.

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Picture by Jose Manuel Fernandez PiPo

Iberian wolf (canis lupus signatus) with some kind of skin condition.

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Canis Lupus Signatus by Xenia Blanco.

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