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Recovery of a marine keystone predator transforms terrestrial predator–prey dynamics
February 27, 2023
Sea otters (Enhydra lutris) and wolves (Canis lupus) are two apex predators with strong and cascading effects on ecosystem structure and function. After decades of recovery from near extirpation, their ranges now overlap, allowing sea otters and wolves to interact … read more
Posted in Predator/Prey Relationships, Resources | Tagged apparent competition, food webs, marine subsidies, predator–prey interactions

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
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Indigenous-led conservation: Pathways to recovery for the nearly extirpated Klinse-Za mountain caribou
November 2, 2022
Indigenous Peoples around the northern hemisphere have long relied on caribou for subsistence and for ceremonial and community purposes. Unfortunately, despite recovery efforts by federal and provincial agencies, caribou are currently in decline in many areas across Canada. In response … read more
Posted in Caribou, Predator/Prey Relationships, Resources | Tagged endangered species, indigenous protected and conserved area, rights and title

Habitat loss accelerates for the endangered woodland caribou in western Canada
November 2, 2022
Habitat loss is often the ultimate cause of species endangerment and is also a leading factor inhibiting species recovery. For this reason, species-at-risk legislation, policies and plans typically focus on habitat conservation and restoration as mechanisms for recovery. To assess … read more
Posted in Caribou, Predator/Prey Relationships, Resources | Tagged endangered species, habitat loss, species at risk, woodland caribou

Efficacy and ethics of intensive predator management to save endangered caribou
November 2, 2022
Lethal population control has a history of application to wildlife management and conservation. There is debate about the efficacy of the practice, but more controversial is the ethical justification and methods of killing one species in favor of another. This … read more
Posted in Caribou, Predator/Prey Relationships, Resources | Tagged anthropogenic disturbance, compassionate conservation, conservation strategy effectiveness, ethics, gray wolf, management tool, predator management, public support, Rangifer tarandus caribou, woodland caribou

Winter survival and cause-specific mortality of white-tailed deer in northern Minnesota: An update
March 4, 2022
Ongoing studies that examine the influences of environmental, intrinsic, and demographic factors on survival and cause-specific mortality rates of white-tailed deer (Odocoileus virginianus) have been critical to enhancing our understanding of population performance and to improving management. A recent evaluation … read more
Posted in Deer, Predator/Prey Relationships, Resources