Category:Wolves

Ontario is home to at least two kinds of wolves: the gray wolf and the eastern wolf. The eastern wolf is listed as a species of special concern under the Endangered Species Act, 2007. Scientific evidence indicates that the eastern wolf is a unique species (Canis lycaon), rather than a subspecies of gray wolf (Canis lupus).

Species	Population Estimate by MNR	Reliability of Estimate	Designation by MNR	Primary Utilization(s)	Recent Peak Annual Hunting and Trapping Levels (Approx.)
Eastern wolf	1,500 - 2,500	good	Regulated species at risk (special concern); Harvested as a furbearing mammal	Commercially trapped & recreationally hunted	750
Gray wolf	5,200 – 6,200	good	Harvested as a furbearing mammal	Commercially trapped & recreationally hunted