SPECIES ASSESSMENT FOR GRAY WOLF (CANIS LUPUS ) IN WYOMING prepared by 1 2 CARRON MEANEY , AND DR. GARY P. BEAUVAIS 1 Meaney & Company, 777 Juniper Avenue, Boulder, Colorado 80304; 303-444-2299;
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[email protected] prepared for United States Department of the Interior Bureau of Land Management Wyoming State Office Cheyenne, Wyoming September 2004 Meaney and Beauvais – Canis lupus September 2004 Table of Contents INTRODUCTION ................................................................................................................................. 3 NATURAL HISTORY ........................................................................................................................... 3 Morphological Description ...................................................................................................... 3 Taxonomy and Distribution ..................................................................................................... 4 Taxonomy .......................................................................................................................................4 Distribution .....................................................................................................................................4 Habitat Requirements............................................................................................................. 6 General ............................................................................................................................................6