River Otter (Lontra canadensis) Killed by Wolves (Canis lupus) during Winter in Northern Minnesota

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https://doi.org/10.22621/cfn.v131i3.1913

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River Otter, Gray Wolf, predation, kill site, Minnesota, Canis lupus, Lontra canadensis

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Few accounts exist of Gray Wolves (Canis lupus) killing small sympatric mammalian predators. In January 2017, we observed a River Otter (Lontra canadensis) that had been killed by wolves on the ice in Voyageurs National Park, Minnesota. This is one of only a few documented instances of wolves killing otters.

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2018-02-28

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