Saturday, July 31, 2010

Linda Rutledge brings optimum insight, visual and verbal clarity to the complicated status of "Canid Soup"(the blending and overlapping of C.lupus, C. lycaon, C. rufus, C.latrans and C.latrans X kycaon

Before initiating my blog in March, one of my primary focus points in previous emailings to my growing list of biologists, geneticists, researchers, students, outdoorsmen and interested laymen was the makeup and geographical status of the Gray Wolf, Eastern Wolf, Red Wolf, Coyote and Eastern Coyote(Coywolf) in North America.............................Were Eastern Coyotes a separate species from it's Western cousin? Is the Eastern Wolf the same as the Red Wolf and in fact is the Eastern Wolf a separate species from the Gray Wolf?
The esteemed researchers who I have come to know and respect actively(with vigor and facts) debate amongst themselves these very questions posed above. 
In this posting, Linda Rutledge of Trent University helps bring into focus these challenging and insightful questions and theories surrounding what types of wild canids are roaming the USA, Canada, Mexico and Central America................................I cannot get enough information on this topic as it impacts the whole historical predator and prey question..........................what wild Canids are best equipped to fulfill their historical functions of preying on Deer, Elk, Buffalo, Caribou, Moose and Beaver.................................what wild Canids are best equipped to fulfill their historical functions of preying on squirrels, rabbits, mice, voles and the other small herbivores that occupy our forests and grasslands?

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