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The grey wolf (Canis lupus) was an integral part of the Irish countryside and culture, but is now extinct. The last wild wolf in Ireland is said to have been killed in 1786, 300 years after they were believed to have been wiped out in England and 100 years after their disappearance from Scotland .
The wolf had a long-standing place in Irish culture, and Irish literature throughout the medieval period associated warriors with wolves. They invoked a combination of ferocity, frenzied behaviour, unpredictable and savage animal behaviour, sexual potency and martial prowess.
The Irish Wolfhound is a breed of large sighthound that has, by its presence and substantial size, inspired literature, poetry and mythology. [3] [4] [5] One of the largest of all breeds of dog, the breed is used by coursing hunters who have prized it for its ability to dispatch game caught by other, swifter sighthounds.
The Red List of Irish terrestrial mammals was updated in 2019, with assessments of these 27 species. ... Wolf, Canis lupus, [1] [33] see Wolves in Ireland;
Irish brown bears are thought to have become extinct around 1000-500 BC. [7] The last known Irish grey wolf was killed in 1786. [8] Excavations of Barbary macaque remains from the Iron Age (dating to around 390 BC-20 BC) indicate the species was artificially brought to Ireland at some point in the past. [9]
Wolf hunting with dogs is a method of wolf hunting which relies on the use of hunting dogs. While any dog, especially a hound used for hunting wolves may be loosely termed a "wolfhound", several dog breeds have been specifically bred for the purpose, some of which, such as the Irish Wolfhound , have the word in their breed name.
Grey wolf: Canis lupus: Carnivora: 1786/1888: 1166/1888 in Wales, 1390/1888 in England, 1680/1888 in Scotland/Britain, 1786/1888 in Ireland; [28] see Wolves in Great Britain and Wolves in Ireland: Wolverine: Gulo gulo: Carnivora: c. 11,000 BP [29] Walrus: Odobenus rosmarus: Carnivora: c. 1000 BC: Extirpated as a breeder; occasional vagrant [30 ...
The wolf (Canis lupus; [b] pl.: wolves), also known as the grey wolf or gray wolf, is a canine native to Eurasia and North America. More than thirty subspecies of Canis lupus have been recognized, including the dog and dingo , though grey wolves, as popularly understood, only comprise naturally-occurring wild subspecies.