Gray wolf packs and human-caused wolf mortality

• Main Authors: Cassidy, Kira, Borg, Bridget, Klauder, Kaija, Sorum, Mathew, Thomas-Kuzilik, Rebecca, Dewey, Sarah, Stephenson, John, Stahler, Daniel, Gable, Thomas, Bump, Joseph, Homkes, Austin, Windels, Steve, Smith, Douglas
• Format: Other/Unknown Material
• Language: unknown
• Published: Zenodo 2022
• Subjects: Canis lupus; mortality; anthropogenic impact; wolf pack size; National Park Service; reproduction; Browning; Yukon; gray wolf
• Online Access: https://doi.org/10.5061/dryad.mkkwh713f

Gray wolves (Canis lupus) are group-living carnivores that travel over large areas and are one of the most controversial species in North America. Gray wolf management over the last century has ranged from eradication by nearly any means to preservation under the Endangered Species Act to state-managed which often includes limited hunting and, in some areas, population reduction. Management decisions are complicated by transboundary movements of wildlife, especially when the bordering agencies have disparate goals or mandates. This data is specific to gray wolves and packs using five National Park Service (NPS) units (years of data): Denali National Park and Preserve (33 years), Grand Teton National Park (23 years), Voyageurs National Park (12 years), Yellowstone National Park (27 years), and Yukon-Charley Rivers National Preserve (23 years). This dataset features two measures of gray wolf biological processes, pack persistence and reproduction, and was used to determine the impacts of anthropogenic mortality on the pack. We examined persistence and reproduction at the pack level given known wolf mortalities and pack sizes. Funding provided by: Living With Wolves* Crossref Funder Registry ID: Award Number: Funding provided by: Browning Family* Crossref Funder Registry ID: Award Number: Funding provided by: National Science Foundation Crossref Funder Registry ID: http://dx.doi.org/10.13039/501100008982 Award Number: DEB-0613730 Funding provided by: National Science Foundation Crossref Funder Registry ID: http://dx.doi.org/10.13039/501100008982 Award Number: DEB-1245373 Funding provided by: Yellowstone Forever* Crossref Funder Registry ID: Award Number: Funding provided by: National Park Service Crossref Funder Registry ID: http://dx.doi.org/10.13039/100007516 Award Number: Funding provided by: University of Minnesota Crossref Funder Registry ID: http://dx.doi.org/10.13039/100007249 Award Number: Funding provided by: Minnesota Environment and Natural Resources Trust Fund Crossref Funder Registry ID: ...