The Vancouver Island wolf (Canis lupus crassodon) : an initial study of food habits and social organization ...

• Main Author: Scott, Barbara Mary Victoria
• Format: Text
• Language: English
• Published: University of British Columbia 2012
• Subjects: Canis lupus
• Online Access: https://dx.doi.org/10.14288/1.0107098; https://doi.library.ubc.ca/10.14288/1.0107098

The food habits and social organization of Vancouver Island wolves (Canis lupus crassodon Hall) inhabiting an area on Northeastern Vancouver Island were studied from January, 1977 through January, 1979. During this period, two adjacent packs were studied in detail between March and November, 1978. Three members of the Upper Adam pack, an adult male, adult female and yearling female, were captured, fitted with radio-transmitters and subsequently radio-tracked for five months (April to August, 1978). The same procedures were carried out on the adult male and female of the Lower Adam pack, who were radio-tracked for eight and five months respectively (April to November; April to August). A lone male was captured and tracked for eight months (November, 1978 to June, 1979). Black-tailed deer (Odocoileus hemionus columbianus) were the major prey in the diet of both packs, while Roosevelt elk (Cervus elaphus roosevelti) and beaver (Castor canadensis leucodontus) were utilized as secondary food sources. Seasonal ...