Talk:Ethiopian wolf/Archive 1

Archive 1

Extinct

Is The Ethiopian Wolf Extinct Now? It Said It Was Endangered Now It's Extinct?67.175.231.147 23:39, 12 October 2007 (UTC)

well i think its is.... man its said all of the sudden when i herd it a big rain cloud poured on me —Preceding unsigned comment added by 71.208.44.11 (talk) 19:03, 13 October 2007 (UTC)

I Fix It. It's Endangered67.175.231.147 00:49, 14 October 2007 (UTC)

It is surely not extinct. The photo I added was taken by myself in the Bale Mountains NP in Ethiopia in august 2007. During our 2 day visit to the park we saw a total of 6 wolves on 3 different locations. - GertVankrunkelsven 14:49, 16 October 2007 (UTC)

Not changing?

People are saying they will change the Wolf's (Wolves?) status to Endangered, however the picture is still on CR and so is the link under it. Was there something I missed? —Preceding unsigned comment added by 98.193.56.207 (talk) 19:58, 21 March 2008 (UTC)

Russian Food?

"One study revealed that rodents account for 96% of all prey, with the endemic giant mole rat being the main food item." => Giant Mole Rat: "The Giant Mole Rat ... is found in Kazakhstan and Russia."
Are these wolfes or mole rats participants of a frequent flyer program or how does this works? --WikiMax (talk) 15:44, 15 May 2009 (UTC)

According to the ref given, the species is "giant mole rat (Tachyoryctes macrocephalus)". The Wiki article for that species gives its name as Big-headed Mole Rat, so I've changed the article to match that. Richard New Forest (talk) 16:44, 15 May 2009 (UTC)

Thanks --WikiMax (talk) 16:53, 15 May 2009 (UTC)

Names

Is such a long list of names really needed? One odd one is "Kay Kabaro" which means red drum. Perhaps its supposed to be Qey qebero, meaning red fox? I added the relevant Amharic text for that, as it seems to be what the anon meant. Though he lifted the info from a site, I don't think there are copywrite problems. However, I do think that the foreign language names should be removed. We don't really need exact translations for the name in other languages in the intro unless they are still often used in English or are the language of the country in which the article's subject is found. — ዮም (Yom) | contribs • Talk • E 06:42, 4 July 2006 (UTC)

I say they name it a "wolfoxackal" and leave it at that. Chrisrus (talk) 06:02, 1 February 2010 (UTC)

Awareness

About a month ago, to raise awareness for endangered species, Farmville.com had a virtual Ethiopian wolf one could acquire for said farm. Might be noteable for the article. Lots42 (talk) 16:20, 10 February 2012 (UTC)

"true wolf"

What is the scientific distinction between a jackal and a "true wolf"? Why are the three jackal species not considered "true wolves"? john k (talk) 18:24, 24 December 2007 (UTC) if it has the word Wolf then its a true wolf —Preceding unsigned comment added by 207.225.51.50 (talk) 18:52, 4 May 2011 (UTC)

True wolves are Canis lupus. Editor abcdef (talk) 06:32, 20 February 2015 (UTC)