Attempt to Cross-Foster Gray Wolf, Canis lupus, Pups into Another Wolf Pack

We attempted to cross-foster four 18-19 week-old Gray Wolf (Canis lupus) pups into another Wolf pack 182 km from their natal pack territory. The pup introduction was the result of depredation control on a farm in northwestern Wisconsin. Three pups died within 14 days of release. A fourth pup survive...

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Bibliographic Details
Published in:The Canadian Field-Naturalist
Main Authors: Schultz, Ronald N., Wydeven, Adrian P., Winn, Linda S., Buller, Sheri A.
Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
Language:English
Published: The Ottawa Field-Naturalists' Club 2007
Subjects:
Gray Wolf
Canis lupus
introduce
depredation
natal pack
Wisconsin
gray wolf
Online Access:https://www.canadianfieldnaturalist.ca/index.php/cfn/article/view/520
https://doi.org/10.22621/cfn.v121i4.520
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Summary:We attempted to cross-foster four 18-19 week-old Gray Wolf (Canis lupus) pups into another Wolf pack 182 km from their natal pack territory. The pup introduction was the result of depredation control on a farm in northwestern Wisconsin. Three pups died within 14 days of release. A fourth pup survived along the edge of the new pack territory over winter, dispersed in the spring, joined or formed a new pack and was captured on a depredation complaint four years later.

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