Effects of lethal management on gray wolf pack persistence and reproduction in Wisconsin, USA

Effects of lethal management on gray wolf pack persistence and reproduction in Wisconsin, USA

Abstract Direct human-caused mortality accounts for about half of all large mammal mortality in North America. For social species like gray wolves (Canis lupus), the death of pack members can disrupt pack structure and cause pack dissolution, and mortality of breeding adults or wolves during reprodu...

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Main Authors: Alejandra Zubiria Perez, Kenneth F. Kellner, David M. MacFarland, Jennifer L. Price Tack, David B. Ruid, Glenn E. Stauffer, Jerrold L. Belant
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Nature Portfolio 2024-04-01
Series:Scientific Reports
Subjects:
Anthropogenic mortality
Canis lupus
Carnivore management
Howl surveys
Legal harvest
Pack persistence
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-024-60764-6

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https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-024-60764-6

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