Black wolf pup

Photo By/Credit

Cole, Eric/USFWS

Date Shot/Created
02/15/2013
Media Usage Rights/License
Public Domain
Image
A black wolf is a melanistic colour variant of the gray wolf (Canis lupus). A black pup gets back up on its feet after the immobilization drug has worn off, approximately three hours after it was darted, and heads back to the pack.
Subject tags
Work of the Service
Wildlife refuges
Wildlife management
Mark-recapture studies
Endangered and/or Threatened species
Biologists (USFWS)
Biological control