Extensive wolf populations have continued to exist across much of Quebec since before European settlement in North America. Main prey for wolves there are moose, caribou, deer and beaver. Wolf range is approximately 90 percent of the map shown. Range lines are not depicted. Wolves are generally absent from the southeast portion of Quebec.
Species Information
Species 1
Common Name: gray wolf, western wolf, loup (French)
Latin Name:
Canis lupus
Location: Northern and western Quebec
Potential species designation under debate by the scientific community:
Common Name: eastern wolf, timber wolf
Latin Name:
Canis lycaon
C. lupus and the potential C. lycaon
are indistinguishable from each other physically, behaviorally and
ecologically. The only way to tell the difference between them is a
genetic test and comparison.
Location: Southwestern Quebec
Current Wolf Population, Trend, Status
Number of wolves: 5,000
Population trend: Increasing
Legal status: The wolf is a game species in parts of the region and is protected elsewhere
