Predation of a Barren-ground Caribou, Rangifer tarandus groenlandicus, by a Single Gray Wolf, Canis lupus, in Northern Manitoba, Canada

Authors

  • Brian W. Kiss 22 White Pine Place, Winnipeg, Manitoba, R2R 2G6
  • Scott K. Johnstone Manitoba Floodway and East Side Road Authority, Manitoba Conservation, 7-1333 Niakwa Road East, Winnipeg, Manitoba, R2J 3T5
  • Robert P. Berger Wildlife Resource Consulting Services MB Inc., 495-B Madison Street, Winnipeg, Manitoba, R3J 1J2

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.22621/cfn.v124i3.1088

Keywords:

Gray Wolf, Canis lupus, Barren-ground Caribou, Rangifer tarandus groenlandicus, predation, Manitoba

Abstract

A single Gray Wolf (Canis lupus) was observed successfully trapping and predating a Barren-ground Caribou (Rangifer tarandus groenlandicus) in a small section of open water.

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Vol. 124 No. 3 (2010)

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