Gray Wolf (Canis lupus) death by stick impalement

Northeastern Naturalist
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Abstract

Although Canis lupus L. (Gray Wolf) individuals are sometimes impaled by sticks, we could find no documentation of natural impalement by sticks as a cause of death for wild Wolves. Here we report on a wild Gray Wolf from northeastern Minnesota that died due to stick puncture of its thorax and abdomen.

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Barber-Meyer, S., Schmidt, L., Mech, L.D., 2017, Gray Wolf (Canis lupus) death by stick impalement: Northeastern Naturalist, v. 24, no. 2, p. N11-N14, https://doi.org/10.1656/045.024.0207.

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Publication type Article
Publication Subtype Journal Article
Title Gray Wolf (Canis lupus) death by stick impalement
Series title Northeastern Naturalist
DOI 10.1656/045.024.0207
Volume 24
Issue 2
Publication Date June 09, 2017
Year Published 2017
Language English
Publisher BioOne
Contributing office(s) Northern Prairie Wildlife Research Center
Description 4 p.
First page N11
Last page N14
Country United States
State Minnesota
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