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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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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spelling ftjcfn:oai:canadianfieldnaturalist.ca:article/1913 2023-05-15T15:49:02+02:00 River Otter (Lontra canadensis) Killed by Wolves (Canis lupus) during Winter in Northern Minnesota Gable, Thomas D. Windels, Steve K. Rautio, Ian C. 2018-02-28 application/pdf https://www.canadianfieldnaturalist.ca/index.php/cfn/article/view/1913 https://doi.org/10.22621/cfn.v131i3.1913 eng eng The Ottawa Field-Naturalists' Club https://www.canadianfieldnaturalist.ca/index.php/cfn/article/view/1913/1935 https://www.canadianfieldnaturalist.ca/index.php/cfn/article/view/1913 doi:10.22621/cfn.v131i3.1913 Copyright (c) 2018 The Canadian Field-Naturalist The Canadian Field-Naturalist; Vol. 131 No. 3 (2017); 252-253 0008-3550 River Otter Gray Wolf predation kill site Minnesota Canis lupus Lontra canadensis info:eu-repo/semantics/article info:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersion Peer-reviewed Short Article 2018 ftjcfn https://doi.org/10.22621/cfn.v131i3.1913 2021-09-02T18:54:43Z 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. Article in Journal/Newspaper Canis lupus gray wolf Lontra The Canadian Field-Naturalist (E-Journal) The Canadian Field-Naturalist 131 3 252 253
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Gray Wolf
predation
kill site
Minnesota
Canis lupus
Lontra canadensis
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Gray Wolf
predation
kill site
Minnesota
Canis lupus
Lontra canadensis
Gable, Thomas D.
Windels, Steve K.
Rautio, Ian C.
River Otter (Lontra canadensis) Killed by Wolves (Canis lupus) during Winter in Northern Minnesota
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Gray Wolf
predation
kill site
Minnesota
Canis lupus
Lontra canadensis
description 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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Windels, Steve K.
Rautio, Ian C.
author_facet Gable, Thomas D.
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title River Otter (Lontra canadensis) Killed by Wolves (Canis lupus) during Winter in Northern Minnesota
title_short River Otter (Lontra canadensis) Killed by Wolves (Canis lupus) during Winter in Northern Minnesota
title_full River Otter (Lontra canadensis) Killed by Wolves (Canis lupus) during Winter in Northern Minnesota
title_fullStr River Otter (Lontra canadensis) Killed by Wolves (Canis lupus) during Winter in Northern Minnesota
title_full_unstemmed River Otter (Lontra canadensis) Killed by Wolves (Canis lupus) during Winter in Northern Minnesota
title_sort river otter (lontra canadensis) killed by wolves (canis lupus) during winter in northern minnesota
publisher The Ottawa Field-Naturalists' Club
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url https://www.canadianfieldnaturalist.ca/index.php/cfn/article/view/1913
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