Managing wolves ( Canis lupus) to recover threatened woodland caribou ( Rangifer tarandus caribou) in Alberta

• Published in: Canadian Journal of Zoology
• Main Authors: Hervieux, Dave, Hebblewhite, Mark, Stepnisky, Dave, Bacon, Michelle, Boutin, Stan
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: Canadian Science Publishing 2014
• Subjects: Canada; Red Rock; Canis lupus; Rangifer tarandus
• Online Access: http://dx.doi.org/10.1139/cjz-2014-0142; http://www.nrcresearchpress.com/doi/full-xml/10.1139/cjz-2014-0142; http://www.nrcresearchpress.com/doi/pdf/10.1139/cjz-2014-0142

Across Canada, woodland caribou (Rangifer tarandus caribou (Gmelin, 1788)) populations are declining because of human-induced changes to food webs that are resulting in apparent competition-induced increases in predator-caused caribou mortality. We tested the hypothesis that wolf (Canis lupus L., 17...