Posts Tagged: Legal harvest
Anthropogenic sources dominate gray wolf mortality but leading cause varies with management regime
March 30, 2026
Despite changes in legislation and public attitudes towards large predators, human-caused mortality continues to impact survival and conservation of carnivore species. Understanding the drivers and timing of mortality is critical for informing evidence-based management and policy decisions aimed at improving … read more
Posted in Biology, Resources | Tagged Canis lupus, carnivore, cause-specific mortality, Endangered Species Act, Legal harvest, poaching, survival
Efects of lethal management on gray wolf pack persistence and reproduction in Wisconsin
November 6, 2024
Direct human-caused mortality accounts for about half of all large mammal mortality in North America. For social species like gray wolves (Canis lupus), the death of pack members can disrupt pack structure and cause pack dissolution, and mortality of breeding … read more
Posted in Conflicts, Resources | Tagged Anthropogenic mortality, Canis lupus, carnivore management, Howl surveys, Legal harvest, Pack persistence
