The Grey Wolf, sometimes called the Timber Wolf, is estimated to have a population of between 8,000 and 10,000 individuals in the Province of Ontario, according to the Ministry of Natural Resources.
This figure could be wildly inaccurate as it is only an estimate which was made over 40 years ago!
Although once abundant over much of North America, Europe and Asia, the Gray Wolf now inhabits only a small portion of its former range.
It is also not known how many of these animals are living in the more populated, southern part of their range.
Although Wolves are more common in the North, there are sightings of Grey Wolves in Southern Ontario and small packs appear to have survived here or have made their way into the area in recent years.
There was nowhere for the animal to run to get off the road, until it came to a gap in the snow, when it bounded through the space and leaped over the snowdrift, and headed for the woodland nearby!
Population figures alone are not the only indicator for the long-term survival of the Grey Wolf population.
Human activity, including hunting and trapping can affect wolf behavior and the social integrity of the wolf pack.
There are, however, protected areas for Wolves in the Province of Ontario, which are off-limits to hunters & trappers.
None of these are in the southern part of the province, so the Wolves which find themselves here, are on their own, so to speak!
Mating usually occurs between January and April, the farther north, the later it occurs, with a pack usually producing a single litter.
A pack usually only produces a single litter unless the breeding male mates with more than one female, however normally, only the dominant pair mate and produce pups.
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Wolf spotted in Brampton ravine
Folks, I know the difference between a Coyote and a Wolf.
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Be careful with your Dog!
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We ...
Possible sighting of Wolves
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Howling? Almost every night!
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Secluded, with no neighbours close-by ..... I ...
Wolves in Cherry Grove
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Grey Wolf in Brooklin Ontario Durham Region
New Year's day 2012 travelling east on Columbus Road near the Ashburn intersection, we saw a beautiful Grey Wolf cross the road.
We pulled the ...
Driving Home From Work
November 2, 2011
I just got off work at the General Hospital in Hamilton around 9:00pm and was driving home. On Victoria Ave near the railroad tracks ...
Possible Wolf Sighting in York Region
I was driving on Vivian Road just east of Hwy 48 on October 29th when about 70 yards ahead of me I saw an animal cross the road.
My first thought was ...
Bronte Park
Our home backs onto Bronte Provincial Park Oakville-Burlington border and last night around 7pm I was just finishing off some yard work when I looked to ...
Wolves spotted in Caledon and Beeton
Two readers sent us reports of their Wolf sightings, the first is from Caladon, Ontario .....
There's a Crab Apple tree out front of my country home ...
Wolf or Coyote chasing Deer
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Near Newmarket, a lone howl
While we have lots of Coyotes, and see them and hear them regularly (every night), we have one lone Wolf or Coyote that howls just like a Wolf. It is ...
Wolves in Ottawa
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Wolves in Ancaster
APRIL 09 2011 - I was on a hike with my family off the trails on Old Mohawk Road in Ancaster.
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Wolf-like animal on Ontario Street, Milton
I was driving on Ontario Street South, near the Allendale Seniors Home when I spotted a Wolf-like animal run across the street.
I slowed down and ...
Wolf Sighting Waterdown Road
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Sick Wolf
I just saw a very ill and scared looking Wolf (not a coyote) with no fur on his tail, running down busy Audley Road in Ajax, Ontario.
Poor guy :(
Thanks ...
I saw a Wolf in Milton today
My sighting was in the new park in the new subdivison where I live in Milton, Ontario. This area used to be farm land near the creek.
This animal wanted ...
Possible Wolf - Oakville area?
December 28th 2010 at around 3:30 pm - I spotted an animal (I thought was possibly a Coyote at first) in my back yard. It was quite close to the house ...
A wolf, a deer and a spectator.
Late this morning, October 13 2010, I was walking along Cootes Drive toward Dundas, Ontario. Suddenly a deer bounded out of the trees followed by what ...
Coyote in Malcolmson park St.Catharines Ontario
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Saw Wolves as a child in Brechin, Ontario - 25 yrs ago
Living in Brechin, Ontario as a teenager some 25 yrs ago, I would hear and see one to two Wolves that lived on and around our 50 acres of land.
I ...
Maybe a Wolf
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Wolf sighting in North London, - Fanshawe Road east of the Walmart
Michael from London sent us this Wolf sighting - On Friday January 28 2010, I was shopping at the Wal-Mart early around 7AM, I was driving east on Fanshawe ...
Wolves on the HVHTA
I was walking my dog (a 10 month old German Shepherd) in Bolton on the Humber Vally Heritage Trail, when I came across what I believe were 2 Wolves.
I ...
Wolf Howls
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Wolf Spotted
On October 25 2009, my wife and I were travelling from Sarnia, Ontario, to Chatham. We were on the Kimball Side road and crossed Petrolia Line.
About ...
Rondeau Park
Today Oct 17/09, my wife and granddaughters were walking through the trails at Rondeau Park.
My granddaughter saw what she thinks was a wolf with a ...
99% sure its a Wolf
I'm sorry I don't have a picture.
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Wolf Sighting
I saw a wolf while working a midnight shift near Nairn, Ontario.
There was no mistaking exactly what it was.
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Seen Wolves!
Well, I feel very lucky to live in my area!
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Wolf
I am very confident that we saw a wolf last week. We were travelling westbound on highway 7/8 between New Hamburg and Kitchener.
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Wolf sighting
I was returning from a road bicycle ride near Petawawa, and a wolf casually crossed the road right in front of me.
At first I thought it was a Coyote,...
The Black Wolf of St Jacobs
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Wolf spotted in Wheatley Ontario
On August 23 3:00 am my sister and I were watching a movie, when all of a sudden our Rottweiler, which we keep in the bathroom at night, started barking ...
Black Wolf
This item was submitted by one of our readers in the US - thank you Pat!
I thought I would send this to you as some of your readers might be interested ...
The deep pitched howl of Wolves.
Here is Klara's report of two encounters with Wolves in Elgin County, Ontario - thank you for sending this Klara!
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Wolf and Coyotes
One of our readers submitted this item to our website - I hope you enjoy reading about these animals as much as I did.
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Wolves in Ridgeway
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Wolf Sighting On Welland Canal Parkway St. Catharines
Josie, one of our readers from St Catherines, Ontario, sent us this report - I was driving along the Welland Canal Parkway to Lock 3 Estates tonight at ...
Howls of the Wolf Pack in west Brampton
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Wolves near Brock University in St. Catharines.
My husband works near Brock University and went in for a very early shift the other morning. He saw 4 wolves together crossing a field just as he was parking ...
Lone Wolf sighting Jan 30 2012
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I was letting one of my dogs out yesterday around 10am and noticed movement behind my house across the ravine that borders us at the back.
I quickly ...
Wolf in Fonthill Ontario
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I was driving down Canboro Road (near Effingham) when I saw a White Wolf trotting close to the snowbanks.
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Grey Wolf spotted
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I was driving home to Ottawa, from Burlington, after Christmas 2011, and spotted a Grey Wolf on the side of the highway (416).
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Wolf on Old York road
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Running on Old York road, around 8:45 AM about .2 km west of the cemeteries.
I'll start of by saying I'm a wildlife lover first an foremost.
Any ...
A Grey Wolf South of Georgetown
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South of Georgetown, in daylight...a Grey Wolf!
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Wolf seen on Garner Road
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Late Night Spook
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Me and my buddy were off for a midnight stroll on the side roads around Acton & Limehouse.
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Spotting of the Wolves
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It was December 1st at 6:30pm, my wife, our son and myself were driving down a back road just south of Woodstock, Ontario, when we came across an animal ...
Wolf or Coyote?
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I am not sure if what we saw was a Coyote or a Wolf .
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Wolves in Halton Hills!
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My neighbour believes she saw a pack of Wolves in a forested area behind our houses (Nov 21, 2011).
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Black Timber Wolf
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Grey Wolf
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Sighting at Shand Dam near Fergus
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My wife and I were walking our dogs today on the trail way, not far from the dam, when what I'm sure was a Gray Wolf crossed about a 100 feet in front ...
A White Wolf in a very large city
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I was getting home one summer night when just after parking my car in my driveway and exiting my vehicle, I noticed a large white dog-looking animal on ...
Wolf sighting, Windsor, Ontario
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I just saw two Wolves last night (Oct 17, 2011) at the Banwell Rd - E C Row Expressway intersection.
One ran across the expressway toward the neighborhood ...
Wolves in Kanata
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Wolves or Coyotes?
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I am not sure which it is, but we do hear howling not yipping at night.
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Wolf in Cayuga
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Just last week I walked out of my garage, around 7 o'clock at night, to witness a Wolf running up the tree line!
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A City Wolf
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August 17,2011
Good evening everyone!
I ran across this site in a search engine and I have enjoyed reading the various comments.
I live in the ...
Wolf howling in Kanata suburb?
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I live in Kanata, Ontario, close to a large forest area, and do not normally her howling of any kind.
At one point I lived further out and am used ...
Wolf at Darlington Provincial Park
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The summer of 2009 my adult daughter & I were camping just 10 minutes from home, at Darlington Provincial Park. We had a site on the edge of the park ...
Wolf spotted in Windsor Ontario
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I was out biking on Lauzon Line near the WFCU arena and saw a Wolf walk across the street right in front of me.
It was not a Coyote or a Fox, definitley ...
Mystic white wolf
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I was driving from our cottage along the north shore of Lake Superior in October 2010 and a HUGE white Wolf with thick, gorgeous white fur leaped in front ...
Saw a Wolf near Kingston!
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Wolf sighting
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We drove to the chalet at Castle Glen in Collingwood, Ontario, on Saturday early afternoon March 19, 2001. Just after Masonville as highway 124 turns right,...
Huge white wolf sighting
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Two of our readers recently sent reports of Wolves in Southern Ontario.
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Cobourg Wolves
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I ...
Wolf slipped and fell on the road in front of my car
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I was traveling from Welland to Sudbury with my teenage son on March 4th 2011. We were about an hour and a half south of Sudbury on highway 69 when a reasonably ...
Downsview Park or Airforce Base
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The year was give or take 2000 and it was at the end of tax.
My wife and I were headed home from her office as she is an accountant and it was really ...
Wolf Memories
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Wolf sighting on New Year Morning after Cedar Spring!
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We were driving along a narrow road towards Britannia, just after Cedar Spring on the 2011 New Year morning.
We caught sight of a grey & white animal ...
Grey Wolf crossing road around Cedar Springs
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November 1st, 2010 around 1.15pm!
It was crossing the road at its own sweet time, with no fear of the sound of our coming car.
It even turned around ...
Wolf sighting,Tyendinaga County
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I had to brake to avoid a lone Wolf crossing Shannonville, cutting through farmer's fields. I was able to get a close look at it. I caught it in the ...
Wolves sighted
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Was driving back to our home in south west Barrie, Ontario, and just saw three Wolves in the Allendale area. This is close to the 400 highway and Essa ...
Walking my two German shepherd dogs when...
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This happened last night, November 3rd 2010, around 10:30pm when I was walking my two dogs around my house, which is located a few minutes outside Ottawa,...
Definitely a Wolf!
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I live in Fonthill, Ontario, and on Thursday October 28, 2010 at around 1am I was driving, and the car in front of me slowed down for an animal that was ...
Eastern Ontario Wolves
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One of our readers from Eastern Ontario, sends us this report - Once while driving on Hwy 17 between Hawkesbury and the 417, I saw a Wolf waiting to ...
The Mystery of the Pawprint!
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I was hiking in the woods, with my Husky sniffing around. He spotted a pawprint in the snow and started running back and forth like crazy. So, I decided ...
A City Wolf, believe it or not...
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In the city of Toronto, Ontario, outside the downtown core, in a huge park in a residential neighbourhood called HIGH PARK, we spotted a single Wolf (could ...
Possible Wolf sighting?
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A reader from Grimsby, Ontario, writes - I was driving my daughter to school on Regional Road eight, between Grimsby and Beamsville around 8:30 am on February ...
Wolf spotted in Rockwood
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Dr Syed Naqvi reports - My wife and three kids spotted a huge beautiful Wolf standing a few feet away from our patio door outside our home in Rockwood,...
Seeing a Wolf - the perfect start to my day
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Nancy from Tobermory says - Oh, what a thrill. I was preparing breakfast this morning and looking out of my kitchen window, something caught my eye in ...
This is because of widespread forest clearance and farmland development, the movement of humans into its habitat, and the resulting human-wolf encounters that spark fear and often the destruction of these animals.
In Ontario approximately 500 wolves are trapped every year for the commercial sale of their pelts, but there are no accurate records of how many wolves are hunted every year or killed because they were viewed as vermin or a threat on private property.
