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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
Estimating Biomass of Berries Consumed by Gray Wolves
January 29, 2020
Gray wolves (Canis lupus) consume berries and other wild fruits seasonally when available or abundant. However, a method to convert percent frequency of occurrence or percent volume of berries in wolf scats to percent biomass has not yet been developed. … read more
Posted in Biology | Tagged berries, biomass, consumed, estimating, wolves
Is There A Mechanism That Causes Wolves from Same Area to Disperse Long-distances in Same Direction?
January 29, 2020
Dispersal is a fundamental component of the ecology of most animal populations. Dispersing individuals typically leave their natal habitat in search of a mate or available resources such as food and space (Gotelli 2008). Grey wolves (Canis lupus) typically disperse … read more
Posted in Biology | Tagged causes, direction, disperse, distances, mechanism, there, wolves


