Posts Tagged: mortality
Meta-Analysis of Relationships between Human Offtake, Total Mortality and Population Dynamics of Gray Wolves
July 2, 2019
Following the growth and geographic expansion of wolf (Canis lupus) populations reintroduced to Yellowstone National Park and central Idaho in 1995–1996, Rocky Mountain wolves were removed from the endangered species list in May 2009. Idaho and Montana immediately established hunting … read more
Posted in Hunting Wolves | Tagged analysis, between, human, mortality, offtake, relationships, total
Compensatory Mortality in a Recovering Top Carnivore: Wolves in Wisconsin, USA (1979–2013)
June 15, 2019
Populations of large terrestrial carnivores are in various stages of recovery worldwide and the question of whether there is compensation in mortality sources is relevant to conservation. Here, we show variation in Wisconsin wolf survival from 1979 to 2013 by … read more
Posted in Biology | Tagged carnivore, compensatory, mortality, recovering, wisconsin, wolves
Mortality Patterns and Detection Bias from Carcass Data
June 15, 2019
We developed models and provide computer code to make carcass recovery data more useful to wildlife managers. With these tools, wildlife managers can understand the spatial, temporal (e.g., across time periods, seasons), and demographic patterns in mortality causes from carcass … read more
Posted in Biology | Tagged carcass, detection, mortality, patterns
