White-tailed Deer (Odocoileus virginianus) fawn risk from Gray Wolf (Canis lupus) predation during summer

Canadian Field-Naturalist
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Abstract

Little is known about how often various prey animals are at risk of predation by Gray Wolves (Canis lupus). We used a system to monitor the presence during the day of two radio-collared Gray Wolves within 2 km of a radio-collared White-tailed Deer (Odocoileus virginianus) with a fawn or fawns in August 2013 in the Superior National Forest of northeastern Minnesota. We concluded that the fawn or fawns were at risk of predation by at least one wolf at least daily.

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Publication type Article
Publication Subtype Journal Article
Title White-tailed Deer (Odocoileus virginianus) fawn risk from Gray Wolf (Canis lupus) predation during summer
Series title Canadian Field-Naturalist
DOI 10.22621/cfn.v129i4.1758
Volume 129
Issue 4
Year Published 2015
Language English
Publisher The Canadian Field-Naturalist
Publisher location Ottawa
Contributing office(s) Northern Prairie Wildlife Research Center
Description 6 p.
First page 368
Last page 373
Country United States
State Minnesota
Other Geospatial Superior National Forest
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