Long Daily Movements of Wolves, Canis lupus , During Pup Rearing

Wolves, Canis lupus, on Ellesmere Island traveled a daily round-trip distance of 40.2 km from their den to a landfill during July 2008, plus an undetermined distance hunting after leaving the landfill. Although long travels by Wolves are well known, this appears to be the first documentation of long...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Mech, L. David, Cluff, H. Dean
Format: Text
Language:unknown
Published: DigitalCommons@University of Nebraska - Lincoln 2009
Subjects:
Wolf
Canis lupus
movements
travel
den
foraging
Ellesmere Island
Nunavat
Animal Sciences
Behavior and Ethology
Biodiversity
Ecology and Evolutionary Biology
Environmental Policy
Life Sciences
Recreation
Parks and Tourism Administration
Terrestrial and Aquatic Ecology
Online Access:https://digitalcommons.unl.edu/usgsnpwrc/362
https://digitalcommons.unl.edu/context/usgsnpwrc/article/1334/viewcontent/Mech_CFN_2009_Long_Daily_Movements.pdf
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Summary:Wolves, Canis lupus, on Ellesmere Island traveled a daily round-trip distance of 40.2 km from their den to a landfill during July 2008, plus an undetermined distance hunting after leaving the landfill. Although long travels by Wolves are well known, this appears to be the first documentation of long daily movements by Wolves rearing pups.

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