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...
Published in: | The Canadian Field-Naturalist |
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Main Authors: | , , , |
Format: | Article in Journal/Newspaper |
Language: | English |
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The Ottawa Field-Naturalists' Club
2007
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Online Access: | https://www.canadianfieldnaturalist.ca/index.php/cfn/article/view/520 https://doi.org/10.22621/cfn.v121i4.520 |
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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