What is the distribution of wolves in Canada?

Canada is one of the countries with the largest number of wolves in the world and is called "the largest wolf bank in the world" by scientists. Wolves used to be widely distributed in Canada, Arctic Islands and vancouver island, but human activities-agricultural activities, unfavorable wildlife hunting laws and regulations, indifference to wildlife protection, other persecution, etc. It interferes with the survival of wolves, resulting in a great decline in the number and distribution of wolves. Although there are no exact statistics on the decline in the number of wolves, pioneers and people on farms near the wilderness firmly believe that this decline does exist, and the report of the official wildlife management agency also confirms this. In the past, people hunted wolves in large numbers by shooting and setting traps. In 1950s and 1960s, some regional and provincial government departments also poisoned wolves on a large scale. The government allows hunters to set traps to catch wolves at will, and the Canadian Fur Research Institute also guides these hunters to adopt appropriate methods to catch wolves, so that wolf skins can be exported to European member States smoothly. Now, this trend has been reversed, and wolves are found in all suitable places, covering an area of about 86% of their past distribution. According to the density statistics and wolf distribution maps made by the relevant departments in various jurisdictions and scientists who have been engaged in wolf research for a long time, the number of wolves in Canada is about 50,000 to 60,000. Wildlife managers report that the number of wolves has remained stable or increased in most regions and provinces. In the past ten years, the number of wolves killed in Canada has dropped sharply, and this trend is still continuing. 1983 is expected to kill 3,738 wolves, and 1990 is expected to kill 2,285 wolves, down by 40%. The reason is that with the change of social and economic model in the northern region, the number of people who hunt wolves for a living has greatly decreased. The areas with the most obvious decline in hunting quantity are Ontario, Manitoba, Saskatchewan, Alberta and Columbia, among which Ontario accounts for 20%. From 1 300 in 1983 to 350 in 1990, in addition, the management of wolves in Canada is no longer just hunting. The government wolf management department has begun to educate people about the status of wolves in nature, the significance of protecting their habitats and numbers, and minimizing the conflict between wolves and humans. In people's minds, wolves are no longer the "bloody howl" in fables that have been circulated for centuries. On the contrary, the Canadian people now regard wolves as a symbol of the wilderness and hold them in high esteem. At present, at least in some areas, the total area of these areas is about 265,438+08,000 square kilometers, accounting for about 2.5% of Canada's total territory.