Wolverines and their prey in southern Norway

• Published in: Canadian Journal of Zoology
• Main Authors: Landa, A., Strand, O., Swenson, J. E., Skogland, T.
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: Canadian Science Publishing 1997
• Subjects: Animal Science and Zoology; Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics; Norway; Snøhetta; Canis lupus; Gulo gulo; Lepus timidus; Rangifer tarandus; Ursus arctos; wolverine; Lynx; Lynx lynx lynx
• Online Access: http://dx.doi.org/10.1139/z97-153; http://www.nrcresearchpress.com/doi/pdf/10.1139/z97-153

Wolverines (Gulo gulo) recolonized the Snøhetta plateau in southern Norway in 1976–1979 after an absence of over 50 years. This is presently the southernmost part of the wolverine's distribution and the only area where it coexists with wild reindeer (Rangifer tarandus) in western Europe. Other,...