Forest wolf

The forest wolf (Canis silva), also known as the black wolf, is an extinct species of wolf that lived throughout most of the Northern Hemisphere. They were recognized as a separate species in 1887. They were once one of the most widespread mammals in the world. 
== History ==
The forest wolf thrived throughout the western section of Nareemia and Siere and most fossils and evidence of the species are found in the southern state of Clementine. The wolf also lived throughout all of Parania, excluding the Celestial Islands and Dalamatia, they thrived as well in the northern tier of Pasiea. Around the 1830s, it's been concluded that a new disease outbreak that was common in these wolves could commence a new epidemic, it was believed Lyme disease, a disease common in wildlife, would eventually spread to humans and most were common in forest wolves. Feared, many across the world began poisoning, hunting, as well as trapping the wolves. In 1902, the last forest wolf was killed in northern Chuliana. It was believed as many as 110,000 roamed the Northern Hemisphere. 
== Description ==
The forest wolf was around the same build as the Lalibon wolf and was much bigger than its ordinary gray wolf cousins. All the wolves documented had a melanistic appearance and were all seen as black specimens which made them unique. Ones in warmer regions possessed larger ears, less fur and a smaller build in order to survive with the landscape around it. The wolves had a variety of prey, most commonly observed are the cottontail and mountain hare, but deer, birds, and snakes were also documented. 
== Distribution and habitat ==
The forest wolf lived in most countries in the Northern Hemisphere except for those in Talim. In Nareemia and Siere, they lived in the entire section west of Bayland and preferred most habitats that had an equal amount of rain and sun, over half of the specimens in Nareemia were documented in Clementine, southern Balmica and Nocaliena; some speculate they were once present in the east of Nareemia but were hunted down by the Indigenous. In Parania, every country besides The Celestial Islands and Dalamatia has had some history with the forest wolf with up to 97,000 living in the continent alone which is 88.1% of the entire population, the last forest wolf was being tracked in The Lalibon Mountains which has lived near the outskirts of Lakoba for over eight years. Smaller populations lived throughout the north of Pasiea in Peisybaku, Jabala, and Mecirhan where they had a strong distinction from their northernly cousins, with bigger ears, less fur, and a smaller build. 
== In folklore and mythology ==
For years, the Indigenous peoples of Nareemia have seen the forest wolf as an omen of negativity, evilness and secret affairs, for Bendiruc people, it is said that if a pregnant woman saw the forest wolf, it would mean that her significant other is causing troubles with another woman, others see the wolves as an omen for death and that the wolf is a warning. People in Kosna believed the wolves that ran through their mountains were Mother Nature's dogs themselves and one must pay respects when they see them.
Category:Animals
Category:Fauna of Parania
Category:Fauna of Siere
Category:Fauna of Pasia
Category:Nareemian Wildlife