River Otter (Lontra canadensis) Killed by Wolves (Canis lupus) during Winter in Northern Minnesota

Few accounts exist of Gray Wolves (Canis lupus) killing small sympatric mammalian predators. In January 2017, we observed a River Otter (Lontra canadensis) that had been killed by wolves on the ice in Voyageurs National Park, Minnesota. This is one of only a few documented instances of wolves killin...

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Bibliographic Details
Published in:The Canadian Field-Naturalist
Main Authors: Gable, Thomas D., Windels, Steve K., Rautio, Ian C.
Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
Language:English
Published: The Ottawa Field-Naturalists' Club 2018
Subjects:
River Otter
Gray Wolf
predation
kill site
Minnesota
Canis lupus
Lontra canadensis
gray wolf
Lontra
Online Access:https://www.canadianfieldnaturalist.ca/index.php/cfn/article/view/1913
https://doi.org/10.22621/cfn.v131i3.1913
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Summary:Few accounts exist of Gray Wolves (Canis lupus) killing small sympatric mammalian predators. In January 2017, we observed a River Otter (Lontra canadensis) that had been killed by wolves on the ice in Voyageurs National Park, Minnesota. This is one of only a few documented instances of wolves killing otters.

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