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Human-caused mortality triggers pack instability in gray wolves
January 30, 2023
Transboundary movement of wildlife results in some of the most complicated and unresolved wildlife management issues across the globe. Depending on the location and managing agency, gray wolf (Canis lupus) management in the US ranges from preservation to limited hunting … read more

Breeding displacement in gray wolves (Canis lupus): Three males usurp breeding position and pup rearing from a neighboring pack in Yellowstone National Park
January 2, 2023
Gray Wolves (Canis lupus) are territorial, group living carnivores that live in packs typically consisting of a dominant breeding pair and their offspring. Breeding tenures are relatively short and competitive, with vacancies usually occurring following a breeder’s death, and are … read more

Interspecific Killing of Vulpes vulpes (Red Fox) Kits at a Den Site by Canis lupus (Gray Wolf) in Isle Royale National Park, Michigan
November 30, 2022
Canis lupus (Gray Wolf or Wolf) have killed subordinate canids that scavenge on Wolfkilled prey, but little evidence is available for antagonistic behavior of Wolves toward other canids at interspecific den sites. We investigated clusters of locations from a global … read more
Posted in Predator/Prey Relationships, Resources

Coexistence Praxis: The Role of Resource Managers in Wolf-Livestock Interactions on Federal Lands
November 30, 2022
In resource management, new terms are frequently introduced, reflecting ongoing evolution in the theory and practice of ecology and governance. Yet understandings of what new concepts mean, for whom, and what they imply for management on the ground can vary … read more
Posted in Conflicts, Resources | Tagged American West, environmental governance, Gray Wolves, Human–wildlife conflict, land management, livestock depredation, multiple-use, U.S. Forest Service

Killing for the common good? The (bio)politics of wolf management in Washington State
November 30, 2022
Washington State has been rocked by conflict over wolves, whose return to rural landscapes after their extirpation a century ago has brought them into new, often violent relations with human society. I interpret this emblematic instance of human–wildlife conflict as … read more
Posted in Conflicts, Resources | Tagged Biopolitics, Commoning, conservation, Environmentality, Human–wildlife conflict, wildlife

Efficacy of Killing Large Carnivores to Enhance Moose Harvests: New Insights from a Long-Term View
November 30, 2022
We analyzed harvest data to test hypotheses that nearly 4 decades of effort to reduce abundance of brown bears (Ursus arctos), black bears (U. americanus) and gray wolves (Canis lupis) in an 60,542 km2 area in south-central Alaska (Game Management … read more
Posted in Hunting Wolves, Resources | Tagged alaska, black bear, brown bear, case history, intensive management, moose, predator control, wolves