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The Forgotten Prey Of An Iconic Predator: A Review Of Interactions Between Grey Wolves Canis Lupus And Beavers Castor spp.
July 4, 2019
Predator–prey relationships can have wide-ranging ecological and landscapelevel effects. Knowledge of these relationships is therefore crucial to understanding how these systems function and how changes in predator–prey communities affect these systems. Grey wolves Canis lupus can be significant predators of … read more
Posted in Beaver | Tagged between, forgotten, iconic, interactions, predator, review, wolves
USFWS – Temporal use of the Nushagak Peninsula by wolves, Togiak National Wildlife Refuge, southwestern Alaska
July 4, 2019
We investigated the time budgets of wolves in the vicinity of the Nushagak Peninsula in order to understand their role as a population control of the Nushagak Peninsula Caribou Herd. Using a combination of conventional and GPS radio telemetry; we … read more
Posted in General | Tagged national, nushagak, peninsula, temporal, togiak, usfws, wolves
Beavers Are A Surprisingly Significant Food Source For Gray Wolves During The Open Water Season According To New Research Done At Voyageurs National Park
July 4, 2019
Wolves (Canis lupus) are opportunistic predators and will capitalize on available abundant food sources. However, wolf diet has primarily been examined at monthly, seasonal, or annual scales, which can obscure short-term responses to available food. We examined weekly wolf diet … read more
Posted in Beaver | Tagged beavers, during, significant, source, surprisingly, water, wolves
Wildlife CSI – Panhandle Elk Mortality Study
July 4, 2019
The Panhandle region placed 172 GPS radio-collars on 6-month old elk calves in the Coeur d’Alene and St. Joe River drainages since 2015. A couple reasons we collared so many elk was to determine survival rates and for those elk … read more
Posted in General | Tagged mortality, panhandle, study, wildlife
Yellowstone Science – The Challenge of Understanding Northern Yellowstone Elk Dynamics after Wolf Reintroduction
July 4, 2019
The status and trend of the northern Yellowstone elk herd has been an enduring conservation issue throughout the history of Yellowstone National Park. It is the largest of about seven migratory elk herds that graze the park’s high-elevation meadows during … read more
Posted in General | Tagged challenge, dynamics, northern, science, understanding, yellowstone
Studying the Winter Nutritional Status of Moose and its Relationship to Moose Survival, the Population Trend, and Climate Change in a Declining Population in Northeastern Minnesota
July 4, 2019
Winter nutritional restriction of moose and other northern ungulates may be physiologically assessed by serial collection and chemical analysis of fresh urine in snow (snow-urine). Controlled studies of captive ungulate species have demonstrated that urinary urea nitrogen:creatinine (UN:C) ratios have … read more
Posted in Moose | Tagged moose, nutritional, relationship, status, studying, winter
