Elk Calf Survival and Mortality Following Wolf Restoration to Yellowstone National Park La Supervivencia y la Mortalidad de las Crı´as de Wapiti Tras la Restauracio´ n del Lobo al Parque Nacional de Yellowstone La Survie et la Mortalite´ des Faons de Wapitis qui a Suivi la Re´introduction du Loup au Parc de Yellowstone

• Main Authors: Barber-Meyer, S. M., Mech, L. David, White, P. J.
• Format: Text
• Language: unknown
• Published: DigitalCommons@University of Nebraska - Lincoln 2008
• Subjects: Canis lupus; Cervus elaphus; elk; gamma globulins; mortality; predation; Ursus americanus; Ursus arctos; wolf; Yellowstone; Animal Sciences; Behavior and Ethology; Biodiversity; Ecology and Evolutionary Biology; Environmental Policy; Life Sciences; Recreation; Parks and Tourism Administration; Terrestrial and Aquatic Ecology; Bajos; Invierno; Ure; Lobos; Tait; Stephens Creek
• Online Access: https://digitalcommons.unl.edu/usgsnpwrc/396; https://digitalcommons.unl.edu/context/usgsnpwrc/article/1402/viewcontent/Mech_WM_2008_Elk_Calf_Survival.pdf

We conducted a 3-year study (May 2003–Apr 2006) of mortality of northern Yellowstone elk (Cervus elaphus) calves to determine the cause for the recruitment decline (i.e., 33 calves to 13 calves/100 adult F) following the restoration of wolves (Canis lupus). We captured, fit with radiotransmitters, a...