There were once at least thirty different subspecies of wolf.

Most have become extinct. About five subspecies survive today.

In England, the last wolves were wiped out by about 1500,

a few still live in eastern Europe, India, Germany, Italy, Spain and the Middle East.

No one knows how many survive in Russia and China.

Most wolves in North America are found in Alaska and Canada and hunters,

from whom most of our knowledge of this shy creature comes from,

say they are now almost impossible to find...