Gray Wolf ( Canis lupus ) Death by Stick Impalement
Although Canis lupus L. (Gray Wolf) individuals are sometimes impaled by sticks, we could find no documentation of natural impalement by sticks as a cause of death for wild Wolves. Here we report on a wild Gray Wolf from northeastern Minnesota that died due to stick puncture of its thorax and abdome...
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DigitalCommons@University of Nebraska - Lincoln
2017
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| Online Access: | https://digitalcommons.unl.edu/usgsnpwrc/309 https://digitalcommons.unl.edu/context/usgsnpwrc/article/1311/viewcontent/Mech_NN_2017_Gray_Wolf__Canis_lupus__Death.pdf |
| Summary: | Although Canis lupus L. (Gray Wolf) individuals are sometimes impaled by sticks, we could find no documentation of natural impalement by sticks as a cause of death for wild Wolves. Here we report on a wild Gray Wolf from northeastern Minnesota that died due to stick puncture of its thorax and abdomen. |
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