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The Newfoundland wolf (Canis lupus beothucus) was a sub-species of the gray wolf, Canis lupus, which existed on the island of Newfoundland off the east coast of Canada. This now-extinct wolf was said to have been a large, white animal with a black stripe down its spine.
Recently, coyotes, (Canis latrans) or eastern coyotes from mainland Canada have filled the niche formerly occupied by the Newfoundland wolf.
European settlers were quick to view the wolf as a cattle killer, and so set out to...
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