'Endless Hokkaido Wolf'
From the 'Cosmos' series
From the 'Cosmos' series
2011
Archival inkjet print
8.3" x 6"
The Hokkaido Wolf (Canis lupus hattai) was a subspecies of the Gray Wolf, native to the northern Japanese island of Hokkaido. The wolf was deemed a threat to ranching by the Meiji government, and was subsequently the victim of an institutional eradication program; a bounty system and direct chemical extermination campaign. The last of these beautiful and unique wolves died in 1889.
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8.3" x 6"
The Hokkaido Wolf (Canis lupus hattai) was a subspecies of the Gray Wolf, native to the northern Japanese island of Hokkaido. The wolf was deemed a threat to ranching by the Meiji government, and was subsequently the victim of an institutional eradication program; a bounty system and direct chemical extermination campaign. The last of these beautiful and unique wolves died in 1889.
(click image to enlarge)
