Vancouver Coastal Sea wolf
The Vancouver Island wolf, also known as the coastal wolf or sea wolf is a subspecies of grey wolf, endemic to the coast of the Pacific Northwest. They are a unique subspecies of wolf due to their semi-aquatic lifestyle, which includes a diet that is almost entirely marine-based.
Vancouver Coastal Sea wolf
Kitlope Heritage Conservancy, part of the Great Bear Rainforest.
A Vancouver Island wolf in the Comox Valley.
Subspecies of Canis lupus
There are 38 subspecies of Canis lupus listed in the taxonomic authority Mammal Species of the World. These subspecies were named over the past 250 years, and since their naming, a number of them have gone extinct. The nominate subspecies is the Eurasian wolf.
Skulls of various wolf subspecies from North America
Image: Dogs, jackals, wolves, and foxes (Plate III) C. l. albus mod
Image: Dogs, jackals, wolves, and foxes (Plate IV) C. l. arabs mod
Image: Dogs, jackals, wolves, and foxes (Plate III) C. l. campestris mod