Hokkaido Wolf (Ezo Wolf)
Extinct circa 1890 CE • Japan
"The Ezo wolf, once fairly widespread on the island, was hunted and, later, systematically poisoned to extermination late in the nineteenth century in order to protect livestock. Partly because their natural prey, the deer, had become so rare, wolves - and bears - had begun searching established farms for prey. The last wolf was killed in 1896."
Ann B. Irish, Hokkaido: a History of Ethnic Transition and Development on Japan's Northern Island (Jefferson, NC: McFarland &, 2009).
Image: Ｋａｔｕｕｙ a, Canis Lupus Hattai, Digital image, Sept. 14, 1984, Web.
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