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Territoriality drives preemptive habitat selection in recovering wolves: Implications for carnivore conservation
October 27, 2020
According to the ideal-free distribution (IFD), individuals within a population are free to select habitats that maximize their chances of success. Assuming knowledge of habitat quality, the IFD predicts that average fitness will be approximately equal among individuals and between … read more
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Spatially varying density dependence drives a shifting mosaic of survival in a recovering apex predator (Canis lupus)
October 27, 2020
Understanding landscape patterns in mortality risk is crucial for promoting recovery of threatened and endangered species. Humans affect mortality risk in large carnivores such as wolves (Canis lupus), but spatiotemporally varying density dependence can significantly influence the landscape of survival. … read more
Posted in Biology | Tagged landscape of risk, management of endangered species, population recovery, proportional hazards, spatial modeling, species recolonization, survival analysis, Upper Great Lakes wolves, Upper Peninsula
Spatial Responses of Wolves to Roads and Trails in Mountain Valleys
October 27, 2020
Increasing levels of human activity in mountainous areas have high potential to inhibit animal movement across and among valleys. We examined how wolves respond to roads, trails, and other developments. We recorded the movements of two wolf packs for two … read more
Posted in Biology | Tagged Alberta, canada, Canis lupus, case control, Jasper National Park, park management, path, resource selection, road, trail
Do Wolves Mate for Life? Research at Yellowstone Park provides new insights into the lives of wolves.
October 4, 2020
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Berry Important? Wolf Provisions Pups with Berries in Northern Minnesota
March 6, 2020
Wolves (Canis lupus) primarily provision pups by catching mammalian prey and bringing remains of the carcass to the pups at a den or rendezvous site via their mouths or stomach. In August 2017, we observed an adult wolf regurgitating wild … read more
Posted in Biology | Tagged blueberry, Canis lupus, gray wolf, minnesota, parental care, Vaccinium
Trumpeter Swan Killed by Gray Wolf in Minnesota
January 29, 2020
Canis lupus (Gray Wolf) have been suspected as natural predators of Cygnus buccinator (Trumpeter Swan), but detailed descriptions of such predation events are lacking from the peer-reviewed literature. Herein, we document a Trumpeter Swan that was killed by a Gray … read more
Posted in Biology, General, Predator/Prey Relationships | Tagged killed, minnesota, trumpeter
