A prominent Greek wildlife group on Friday said it had confirmed the first case of a wolf-dog hybrid in the north of the country.

The Callisto group -- which is currently involved in efforts to trap a rogue wolf in Halkidiki, northern Greece -- said the hybrid was found near the northern city of Thessaloniki.

"This is the first genetic (case) to be confirmed in Greece," Callisto biologist Aimilia Ioakimeidou told a conference in Athens.

The animal is 45 percent wolf and 55 percent canine according to DNA testing, she said.

It was discovered during tests on 50 wolf samples from the Greek mainland, Ioakimeidou said.

While wolf-dog hybrids had previously been reported in Europe, Central Asia and the United States, that categorisation largely stemmed from just the appearance of the animal

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