Romeo ( 2003 – 2009) was a black
wolf
The wolf (''Canis lupus''; : wolves), also known as the gray wolf or grey wolf, is a large canine native to Eurasia and North America. More than thirty subspecies of ''Canis lupus'' have been recognized, and gray wolves, as popularly u ...
who lived in the
Mendenhall Valley, near
Juneau, Alaska
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A mu ...
. He was known for his friendly interactions with dogs and people.
Summary
Romeo was an
Alexander Archipelago wolf
The Alexander Archipelago wolf (''Canis lupus ligoni''), also known as the Islands wolf,
Sitnews.us (2008-07-11). R ...
(''Canis lupus ligoni'', a type of
gray wolf
The wolf (''Canis lupus''; : wolves), also known as the gray wolf or grey wolf, is a large canine native to Eurasia and North America. More than thirty subspecies of ''Canis lupus'' have been recognized, and gray wolves, as popularly u ...
) who lived around
Mendenhall Glacier
Mendenhall Glacier (in Tlingit language “Sít”) is a glacier about long located in Mendenhall Valley, about from downtown Juneau, Alaska, Juneau in the southeast area of the U.S. state of Alaska. The glacier and surrounding landscape is p ...
between 2003 and 2009. He interacted more or less successfully with locals, tourists,
cross-country skier
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s, and their dogs for six years up until he was killed by
poacher
Poaching has been defined as the illegal hunting or capturing of wild animals, usually associated with land use rights.
Poaching was once performed by impoverished peasants for subsistence purposes and to supplement meager diets. It was set a ...
s.
Books about Romeo
* ''Romeo, The Story of an Alaskan Wolf'', John Hyde, Bunker Hill Publishing, 2010,
* ''The Glacier Wolf - True Stories of Life in Southeast Alaska'', Nick Jans, Arctic Images, 2009,
**Nick Jans, ''A Wolf Called Romeo'', Mariner Books (March 17, 2015), trade paperback, 288 pages,
*Deb Vanasse (Author), Nancy Slagle (Illustrator), ''Black Wolf of the Glacier: Alaska's Romeo'',
See also
*
List of wolves
This is a list of famous individual wolves, pairs of wolves, or wolf packs. For a list of wolf subspecies, see Subspecies of Canis lupus. For a list of all species in the Canidae family, several of which are named "wolves", see list of canids.
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* Other killings of popular wild animals by hunters:
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Pedals (bear)
Pedals (died October 2016, New Jersey, United States) was an American black bear (''Ursus americanus'') that walked upright on its hind legs due to injuries on its front paws. After videos of the bear were posted on the internet, more than 30 ...
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Cecil the lion
Cecil ( 2002 – 2 July 2015) was a male African lion who lived primarily in the Hwange National Park in Matabeleland North, Zimbabwe. He was being studied and tracked by a research team of the University of Oxford as part of a long-term study ...
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Vince (rhinoceros)
Vince (22 September 2012 – 5 March 2017) was a Southern white rhinoceros who was killed by poachers inside a zoo in Thoiry near Paris, France.
Birth and life
Vince was born on 22 September 2012 at Royal Burgers' Zoo, Arnhem, Netherlands ...
References
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Wolves in the United States
Individual wolves
Individual wild animals
2000s animal births
2009 animal deaths