Winter hunting patterns of wolves in and near Glacier National Park, Montana
Article Abstract:
Research describing the factors affecting the hunting success of wolves is presented. It is shown that wolves concentrated their hunting in areas with high densities of deer and greater hiding-stalking cover.
Publication Name: The Journal of Wildlife Management
Subject: Zoology and wildlife conservation
ISSN: 0022-541X
Year: 2001
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Species-specific population dynamics of cervids in a multipredator ecosystem
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A population of moose, elk and white-tailed deer was examined to assess the impact of predation by man, wolf, bear and cougar, in the Glacier National Park. Deer and elk were more likely to be killed by wolves and cougar, while moose were more likely to be killed by bears and wolves. Age was not a factor affecting the vulnerability of deer, but older and young elk and moose were more vulnerable. Deer and elk populations appear to be more affected by predation than are moose populations.
Publication Name: The Journal of Wildlife Management
Subject: Zoology and wildlife conservation
ISSN: 0022-541X
Year: 1999
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Characteristics of dispersal in a colonizing wolf population in the central Rocky Mountains
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Gray wolves have recolonized the Canadian Rockies and Montana from the 1980s, and a wolf population in Montana has been observed to monitor dispersal behavior. Wolves tended to disperse rapidly if they left the pack. The average age for females to disperse was 38.4 months for females, and 28.7 months for males. They tended to travel north to areas where there was a greater density of wolves. Wolves that dispersed tended to have more litters than those that stayed.
Publication Name: The Journal of Wildlife Management
Subject: Zoology and wildlife conservation
ISSN: 0022-541X
Year: 1999
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