Wolves, Canis lupus, Carry and Cache the Collars of Radio-collared White-tailed Deer, Odocoileus virginianus, they Killed

Wolves (Canis lupus) in northeastern Minnesota cached six radio-collars (four in winter, two in spring-summer) of 202 radio-collared White-tailed Deer (Odocoileus virginianus) they killed or consumed from 1975 to 2010. A Wolf bedded on top of one collar cached in snow. We found one collar each at a...

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Bibliographic Details
Published in:The Canadian Field-Naturalist
Main Authors: Nelson, Michael E., Mech, L. David
Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
Language:English
Published: The Ottawa Field-Naturalists' Club 2011
Subjects:
Wolf
Canis lupus
White-tailed Deer
Odocoileus virginianus
caching
radio-collars
den
homesite
Minnesota
Online Access:https://www.canadianfieldnaturalist.ca/index.php/cfn/article/view/1130
https://doi.org/10.22621/cfn.v125i1.1130
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Summary:Wolves (Canis lupus) in northeastern Minnesota cached six radio-collars (four in winter, two in spring-summer) of 202 radio-collared White-tailed Deer (Odocoileus virginianus) they killed or consumed from 1975 to 2010. A Wolf bedded on top of one collar cached in snow. We found one collar each at a Wolf den and Wolf rendezvous site, 2.5 km and 0.5 km respectively, from each deer's previous locations.

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