114 MAMMALS OF UTAH 



Family CANIDAE, Dogs, Waives, Foxes. 



Subfamily CANINAE 



WOLF 



CANIS OCCIDENTALIS (Richardson) 



Canis lupus occldentalis Richard., Faun. Bor. Am., Mamm., 



I, 1829, p. 60. 



Canis occidentalis Elliot, Syn. N. Am. Mamm., F. C. M. Pub., 



II, 1901, p. 300. 



Description — Skin of male in general, a dull, yellowish 

 white, becoming nearly pure white on cheeks, chest, and 

 inside of hind legs. The upper part of the muzzle, crown, 

 and outer side of each limb and the entire plantar surface 

 of each foot is tinged a clear pale sienna. On the^ backs of 

 the ears the sienna is much deeper and stronger. Begin- 

 ning on the muzzle between the eyes are many black-tipped 

 hairs, which increase in length and number and continue 

 overhead, upper neck, shoulder, and back to the basal third 

 of the tail, where they end in a black spot an inch wide 

 and two inches long. After this the tail hairs are faintly 

 tipped brownish-black; the tail itself ending in a dark tip 

 of blackish hairs, with a few white ones interspersed. The 

 under fur is brownish gray on the under parts, becoming 

 much darker on the limbs and much browner and darker 

 on upper parts generally. The dark spot on the tail near 

 its base is formed by a curious tuft of black-tipped hairs, 

 below which there is no wool or under-fur, but evidently 

 a skin-odor gland. The claws are dark horn color. Indi- 

 viduals are found of every shade, from white deep yellow 

 and almost black. Its size, short tail, short, wide spread 

 ears, and pale, straw-colored eyes are characteristic. 

 (Seton.) When seen at home, the gray wolf can readi- 

 ly be distinguished from the coyote, even at a distance, by 

 the way it carries its tail — pointed above the horizon. 

 (Hornaday.) 



Distribution — In 1915, bounty was paid on 72 wolves 

 in Utah in the following counties: Carbon 3, Duchesne 2, 

 Grand 17, Kane 1, Rich 15, San Juan 3, Summit 2, Uintah 9, 

 Wasatch 19, and Weber 1. In 1916 bounty was paid on 79 

 wolves as follows: Carbon county 13, Duchesne 5, Emery 

 2, Grand 8, Juab 1, Rich 5, San Juan 26, Sevier 4, Uintah 12, 

 VV^ayne 1. The gray wolf is almost extinct in the St. George 

 district though one was recently taken near Leny's ranch 

 about twelve miles from Enterprise. This wolf had been 



