Foraging Behaviours and Diets of Wolves in the Queen Maud Gulf Bird Sanctuary, Nunavut, Canada

• Published in: ARCTIC
• Main Authors: Wiebe, Nathan, Samelius, Gustaf, Alisauskas, Ray T., Bantle, Jason L., Bergman, Christoffer, de Carle, Robert, Hendrickson, Christopher J., Lusignan, Alain, Phipps, Kimberley J., Pitt, Jason
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: The Arctic Institute of North America 2009
• Subjects: wolves; Canis lupus; foraging behaviour; Queen Maud Gulf Bird Sanctuary; migratory birds; vulnerability of prey; loups; comportement de recherche de nourriture; Refuge d’oiseaux du golfe Reine-Maud; oiseaux migrateurs; vulnérabilité des proies; Nunavut; Canada; Reine; Queen Maud Gulf; Arctic; Rangifer tarandus
• Online Access: https://journalhosting.ucalgary.ca/index.php/arctic/article/view/63234

Predation patterns often reflect the abundance and distribution of prey although factors such as vulnerability and ease of prey capture also affect these patterns. Wolves (Canis lupus) rely primarily on ungulates throughout most of their range even though other foods can be locally and seasonally im...