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

Authors

  • L. David Mech U.S. Geological Survey, Northern Prairie Wildlife Research Center, 8711-37th St. SE, Jamestown, North Dakota 58401-7317
  • H. Dean Cluff P. O. Box 2668, North Slave Region, Environment and Natural Resources, Government of the Northwest Territories, Yellowknife, Northwest Territories X1A 2P9

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.22621/cfn.v123i1.675

Keywords:

Wolf, Canis lupus, movements, travel, den, foraging, Ellesmere Island, Nunavut

Abstract

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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Vol. 123 No. 1 (2009)

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