Responses of bison on their calving grounds to predation by wolves in Wood Buffalo National Park
Bison-wolf interactions were observed from a tower located in the centre of a meadow in Wood Buffalo National Park, Alberta, Canada, from 10 May to 9 September 1980. Special attention was directed to the relationship between bison cow-calf interactions, calf pod formations, and wolf predation attemp...
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crcansciencepubl:10.1139/z87-317 2024-05-12T08:12:20+00:00 Responses of bison on their calving grounds to predation by wolves in Wood Buffalo National Park Carbyn, L. N. Trottier, T. 1987 http://dx.doi.org/10.1139/z87-317 http://www.nrcresearchpress.com/doi/pdf/10.1139/z87-317 en eng Canadian Science Publishing http://www.nrcresearchpress.com/page/about/CorporateTextAndDataMining Canadian Journal of Zoology volume 65, issue 8, page 2072-2078 ISSN 0008-4301 1480-3283 Animal Science and Zoology Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics journal-article 1987 crcansciencepubl https://doi.org/10.1139/z87-317 2024-04-18T06:54:50Z Bison-wolf interactions were observed from a tower located in the centre of a meadow in Wood Buffalo National Park, Alberta, Canada, from 10 May to 9 September 1980. Special attention was directed to the relationship between bison cow-calf interactions, calf pod formations, and wolf predation attempts. Pod formation began in May and peaked in June. During 102 days in the field, 166 encounters between wolves and bison were observed, of which 51 involved a single wolf interacting with bison. In the main, single wolves watched bison (23% of observations), trailed without follow-up (14%), trailed with follow-up (27%), or harassed them without making physical contact (34%). Only rarely (2% of the observations) did they attack. The remaining 115 encounters involved a pack of wolves (two or more individuals). The majority of them involved trailing with follow-up (26%) or harassment (48%), and rushing with physical contact (13%). Wolves, especially those in packs, preferentially attacked bison herds with calves over herds without calves. Single wolves were more likely than wolves in packs to attack herds of bulls only (34 vs. 5% of such encounters). Strategies used by bison in defence of their calves were recorded along with the hunting strategies employed by wolves. Article in Journal/Newspaper Wood Buffalo Wood Buffalo National Park Canadian Science Publishing Canada Wood Buffalo ENVELOPE(-112.007,-112.007,57.664,57.664) Canadian Journal of Zoology 65 8 2072 2078 |
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Bison-wolf interactions were observed from a tower located in the centre of a meadow in Wood Buffalo National Park, Alberta, Canada, from 10 May to 9 September 1980. Special attention was directed to the relationship between bison cow-calf interactions, calf pod formations, and wolf predation attempts. Pod formation began in May and peaked in June. During 102 days in the field, 166 encounters between wolves and bison were observed, of which 51 involved a single wolf interacting with bison. In the main, single wolves watched bison (23% of observations), trailed without follow-up (14%), trailed with follow-up (27%), or harassed them without making physical contact (34%). Only rarely (2% of the observations) did they attack. The remaining 115 encounters involved a pack of wolves (two or more individuals). The majority of them involved trailing with follow-up (26%) or harassment (48%), and rushing with physical contact (13%). Wolves, especially those in packs, preferentially attacked bison herds with calves over herds without calves. Single wolves were more likely than wolves in packs to attack herds of bulls only (34 vs. 5% of such encounters). Strategies used by bison in defence of their calves were recorded along with the hunting strategies employed by wolves. |
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Responses of bison on their calving grounds to predation by wolves in Wood Buffalo National Park |
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Responses of bison on their calving grounds to predation by wolves in Wood Buffalo National Park |
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Responses of bison on their calving grounds to predation by wolves in Wood Buffalo National Park |
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Responses of bison on their calving grounds to predation by wolves in Wood Buffalo National Park |
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Responses of bison on their calving grounds to predation by wolves in Wood Buffalo National Park |
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responses of bison on their calving grounds to predation by wolves in wood buffalo national park |
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