Golden wolves are dogs that constitute the genus Flavocyon, they are native to Northern Africa, there are two extant species of golden wolf: the Ethiopian Golden Wolf (Flavocyon simensis) and the Common Golden Wolf (Flavocyon lupaster), the ethiopian golden wolf has two recognized subspecies: the South Ethiopian Golden Wolf (Flavocyon simensis citernii) and the North Ethiopian Golden Wolf (Flavocyon simensis simensis), while the common golden wolf has six recognized subspecies: the Serengeti Golden Wolf (Flavocyon lupaster bea), the Somali Golden Wolf (Flavocyon lupaster riparius), the Nubian Golden Wolf (Flavocyon lupaster soudanicus), the Senegal Golden Wolf (Flavocyon lupaster anthus), the Egyptian Golden Wolf (Flavocyon lupaster lupaster), and the Algerian Golden Wolf (Flavocyon lupaster algirensis).
@caniform-craze2080, it is not misinformation, there are now twenty extant genera of dogs: Urocyon, Atelocynus, Speothos, Chrysocyon, Bassarilupus, Pseudalopex, Lycalopex, Cerdocyon, Vulpes, Neocyon, Alopex, Fennecus, Otocyon, Nyctereutes, Lupulella, Lycaon, Flavocyon, Cuon, Prolupus, and Canis, there are two extant species in the genus Urocyon: the Grey Fox (Urocyon cinereoargenteus) and the Channel Island Fox (Urocyon littoralis), there is only one recognized species in the genus Atelocynus: the Short-Eared Jackal (Atelocynus microtis), there is only one extant species in the genus Speothos: the Bushdog (Speothos venaticus), there is only one extant species in the genus Chrysocyon: the Maned Wolf (Chrysocyon brachyurus), there are two extant species in the genus Bassarilupus: the Pampas Fox (Bassarilupus gymnocercus) and the Sechuran Fox (Bassarilupus sechurae), there are two extant species in the genus Pseudalopex: the Culpeo (Pseudalopex culpaeus) and the Hoary Fox (Pseudalopex vetulus), there are two extant species in the genus Lycalopex: the Chilla (Lycalopex griseus) and the Darwin's Fox (Lycalopex fulvipes), there is only one extant species in the genus Cerdocyon: the Crab-Eating Fox (Cerdocyon thous), there are three extant species in the genus Vulpes: the Eurasian Red Fox (Vulpes vulpes), the American Red Fox (Vulpes fulva), and the African Red Fox (Vulpes barbara), there is only one recognized species in the genus Neocyon: the Tibetan Fox (Neocyon ferrilatus), there are four extant species in the genus Alopex: the Corsac Fox (Alopex corsac), the Arctic Fox (Alopex lagopus), the Swift Fox (Alopex velox), and the Kit Fox (Alopex macrotis), there are six extant species in the genus Fennecus: the Bengal Fox (Fennecus bengalensis), the Blanford's Fox (Fennecus canus), the Ruppell's Fox (Fennecus rueppellii), the Fennec Fox (Fennecus zerda), the Pale Fox (Fennecus pallidus), and the Cape Fox (Fennecus chama), there is only one extant species in the genus Otocyon: the Bat-Eared Fox (Otocyon megalotis), there are two extant species in the genus Nyctereutes: the Chinese Raccoon Dog (Nyctereutes procyonoides) and the Japanese Raccoon Dog (Nyctereutes viverrinus), there are two extant species in the genus Lupulella: the Side-Striped Jackal (Lupulella adusta) and the Black-Backed Jackal (Lupulella mesomelas), there is only one recognized species in the genus Lycaon: the African Wild Dog (Lycaon pictus), there are two extant species in the genus Flavocyon: the Ethiopian Golden Wolf (Flavocyon simensis) and the Common Golden Wolf (Flavocyon lupaster), there is only one extant species in the genus Cuon: the Dhole (Cuon alpinus), there are two extant species in the genus Prolupus: the Golden Jackal (Prolupus aureus) and the Coyote (Prolupus latrans), and there are eight extant species in the genus Canis: the Grey Wolf (Canis lupus (cladistically including the Domestic Dog (Canis lupus familiaris))), the White Wolf (Canis albus), the Sea Wolf (Canis crassodon), the Eastern Wolf (Canis lycaon), the Red Wolf (Canis rufus), the Pale-Footed Wolf (Canis pallipes), the New Guinea Singing Dog (Canis hallstromi), and the Dingo (Canis dingo).
We can vaccinate domesticated dogs because they are domesticated and tame. The steps to capture/dart the wolves to vaccinate them is not only stressful for the individual, but could cause issues/fallout within a pack. We should preserve their species, but vaccination isn't the way to do it. Only individuals in zoos will likely be viable for vaccination, which might mean captive populations are the only way to provide these animals with longevity in the face of extinction.
