Gray Wolf (Canis lupus) Movements and Behavior Around a Kill Site and Implications for GPS Collar Studies
Global Positioning System (GPS) radio-collars are increasingly used to estimate Gray Wolf (Canis lupus) kill rates. In interpreting results from this technology, researchers make various assumptions about wolf behavior around kills, yet no detailed description of this behavior has been published. Th...
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ftjcfn:oai:canadianfieldnaturalist.ca:article/1263 2023-05-15T15:49:24+02:00 Gray Wolf (Canis lupus) Movements and Behavior Around a Kill Site and Implications for GPS Collar Studies Mech, L. David 2012-08-13 application/pdf https://www.canadianfieldnaturalist.ca/index.php/cfn/article/view/1263 https://doi.org/10.22621/cfn.v125i4.1263 eng eng The Ottawa Field-Naturalists' Club https://www.canadianfieldnaturalist.ca/index.php/cfn/article/view/1263/1246 https://www.canadianfieldnaturalist.ca/index.php/cfn/article/view/1263 doi:10.22621/cfn.v125i4.1263 The Canadian Field-Naturalist; Vol. 125 No. 4 (2011); 353-356 0008-3550 Behavior Gray Wolf Canis lupus Muskox Ovibos moschatus global positioning system collar GPS radio-collar predation Ellesmere Island Nunavut info:eu-repo/semantics/article info:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersion Peer-reviewed Short Article 2012 ftjcfn https://doi.org/10.22621/cfn.v125i4.1263 2021-09-02T18:54:23Z Global Positioning System (GPS) radio-collars are increasingly used to estimate Gray Wolf (Canis lupus) kill rates. In interpreting results from this technology, researchers make various assumptions about wolf behavior around kills, yet no detailed description of this behavior has been published. This article describes the behavior of six wolves in an area of constant daylight during 30 hours, from when the pack killed a Muskox (Ovibos moschatus) calf and yearling on Ellesmere Island, Nunavut, Canada, to when they abandoned the kill remains. Although this is only a single incident, it demonstrates one possible scenario of pack behavior around a kill. Combined with the literature, this observation supports placing a radio-collar on the breeding male to maximize finding kills via GPS collars and qualifying results depending on whatever other information is available about the collared wolf’s pack. Article in Journal/Newspaper Canis lupus Ellesmere Island gray wolf muskox Nunavut ovibos moschatus The Canadian Field-Naturalist (E-Journal) Canada Ellesmere Island Nunavut The Canadian Field-Naturalist 125 4 353 |
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Global Positioning System (GPS) radio-collars are increasingly used to estimate Gray Wolf (Canis lupus) kill rates. In interpreting results from this technology, researchers make various assumptions about wolf behavior around kills, yet no detailed description of this behavior has been published. This article describes the behavior of six wolves in an area of constant daylight during 30 hours, from when the pack killed a Muskox (Ovibos moschatus) calf and yearling on Ellesmere Island, Nunavut, Canada, to when they abandoned the kill remains. Although this is only a single incident, it demonstrates one possible scenario of pack behavior around a kill. Combined with the literature, this observation supports placing a radio-collar on the breeding male to maximize finding kills via GPS collars and qualifying results depending on whatever other information is available about the collared wolf’s pack. |
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Gray Wolf (Canis lupus) Movements and Behavior Around a Kill Site and Implications for GPS Collar Studies |
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Gray Wolf (Canis lupus) Movements and Behavior Around a Kill Site and Implications for GPS Collar Studies |
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Gray Wolf (Canis lupus) Movements and Behavior Around a Kill Site and Implications for GPS Collar Studies |
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