::::::(Note: "edit conflict" chonological continuity error with LittleJerry's comment, above.) 
 ::::::Agreed.  I especially liked when you acknowleged that despite the treatment of familiaris and dingo in certain sections of this article (both as it stands and that in your sandbox which slated to replace the article), the scope of this article must be limited to "naturally evolved Canis lupus" as you say.  That's perfect.  "Naturally evolved Canis lupus" actually overlaps perfectly with the percieved contextual referent of the word English word "wolf" as found in context, (not to mention the referents of any of the many other northern hemesphere languages that you have there on the replacement article).  The problem lies in the fact that, since dogs were shown to be domesticated wolves, Canis lupus no longer overlaps perfectly with "wolf".  The solution that Wikipedia concensus has evolved is the independant Canis lupus hatnote that sends one to the article Subspecies of Canis lupus for the modern referet of the taxon in full.  This hatnote frees the referent of this article, including its historical range map to be that of the common term "Wolf" ("Vulk", etc).  I ask that you remember to keep this in mind when replacing the article and preserve (or even improve) the independant Canis lupus redirect when you make the change.   
 ::::::I volunteer to take responsibility not to make the changes to the map myself, but rather to see to it that the proper work order is filed at the proper place on Wikipedia to get the work done, if you would just describe again exactly exactly what changes you want to the historical range map.  
 ::::::I also volunteer to help you get the lupus/latras emergent hibrid species range map made by someone.  Describe it exactly once again just to be sure we understand and I'll find the graphic art work request place and get someone to do it for you.  There are, I'm sure, many Wikipedians who will jump at the chance to make such a map if you can describe it exactly, it's a matter of finding the right request place and writing the request well, that's all. In fact, there may be someone with the graphics skills to do that reading these words right now!?!  The only thing is, I think you'll agree, this should be different from the historical range map because as an emergent species known only coming into existance now, the Eastern "Coyote" has no historical range. This other map should not worry about subspecies of lupus, don't you think, and just show the modern ranges of (1.) C. latrans x C. lupus, (2.) C. latrans, and (3.) C. lupus. That'd be fantastic!  Then people could look out there windows and know what to expect based on where in North America they are, finally, and we'll all be in your debt for that knowledge.