Florida black wolf (SciiFii)

The Florida black wolf (Canis lupus floridanus) is a subspecies of gray wolf that lived in Florida that was originally extinct in 1934 due to crowding out of its habitat and hunting, but has since been brought back from extinction by SciiFii and reintroduced throughout the open woodlands of Central and Northeast Florida to help boost biodiversity. The Florida black wolf is a rather small wolf, smaller than the Mackenzie Valley wolf, growing to be the size of a golden retriever. Florida black wolves prey on deer, peccaries, and even exotic animal species such as wild boars, Burmese pythons, and rhesus macaques to name a few. The conservation status of the Florida black wolf is Endangered due to some habitat loss and, historically, poaching from bounty hunters and cattle farmers, however, thanks to the conservationists, the Florida black wolf is a protected animal and its populations are making a comeback.