Responses of bison on their calving grounds to predation by wolves in Wood Buffalo National Park

• Published in: Canadian Journal of Zoology
• Main Authors: Carbyn, L. N., Trottier, T.
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: Canadian Science Publishing 1987
• Subjects: Animal Science and Zoology; Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics; Canada; Wood Buffalo; Wood Buffalo National Park
• Online Access: http://dx.doi.org/10.1139/z87-317; http://www.nrcresearchpress.com/doi/pdf/10.1139/z87-317

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...