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Ecological Indicators, 2021 The gray wolf (Canis lupus) is one of the most conflictual mammals in Europe. Wild boar (Sus scrofa) are an essential part of gray wolf diet in central Europe, but after the emergence of African swine fever (ASF) in Europe, a sharp decline of the wild ...
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Poaching of protected wolves fluctuated seasonally and with non-wolf hunting
Scientific Reports, 2022 Poaching is the main cause of mortality for many large carnivores, and mitigating it is imperative for the persistence of their populations. For Wisconsin gray wolves (Canis lupus), periods of increased risk in overall mortality and poaching seem to ...
Francisco J. Santiago-Ávila +1 more
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Worldwide patterns of genomic variation and admixture in gray wolves. [PDF]
Genome Res, 2016 The gray wolf (Canis lupus) is a widely distributed top predator and ancestor of the domestic dog. To address questions about wolf relationships to each other and dogs, we assembled and analyzed a data set of 34 canine genomes. The divergence between New and Old World wolves is the earliest branching event and is followed by the divergence of Old World
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Gray Wolves Not Out of the Woods Yet
Science, 2010 In April 2009, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (FWS) removed the northern Rocky Mountain population of gray wolves ( Canis lupus ) from all protections under the Endangered Species Act (ESA).
Bruskotter, J. +3 more
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DNA Fingerprinting of Gray Wolves
The UW National Parks Service Research Station Annual Reports, 1991 Plans and proposals for the restoration of gray wolves (Canis lupus) in Yellowstone National Park are being considered. An important aspect that is contemplated within these plans is the monitoring of the genetic structure of the pack(s) which might be reintroduced. This means that the restored animals, which have known and defined genotypes, could
Patricia Rabenold, Mauricio De Gortari
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Whole-genome sequence analysis shows that two endemic species of North American wolf are admixtures of the coyote and gray wolf. [PDF]
, 2016 Protection of populations comprising admixed genomes is a challenge under the Endangered Species Act (ESA), which is regarded as the most powerful species protection legislation ever passed in the United States but lacks specific provisions for hybrids ...
Cahill, James A +8 more
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Forecasting cattle depredation risk by recolonizing gray wolves [PDF]
Wildlife Biology, 2018 Minimizing wolf‐livestock conflicts requires identifying conditions placing livestock at risk and focusing adaptive management at a local scale. Gray wolves Canis lupus began recolonizing Washington in 2008.
Zoë L. Hanley +3 more
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Species-specific differences and similarities in the behavior of hand-raised dog and wolf pups in social situations with humans [PDF]
, 2005 In order to reveal early species-specific differences, we observed the behavior of dog puppies (n = 11) and wolf pups (n = 13) hand raised and intensively socialized in an identical way.
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Rangifer, 1996 This paper explores mechanisms of coexistence for woodland caribou (Rangifer tarandus caribou) and moose (Akes alces) preyed upon by gray wolves (Canis lupus) in northern Ontario.
H.G. Cumming, D.B. Beange, G. Lavoie
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, 2023 Gray wolves, also known as timber wolves, are one of the most iconic and well-known carnivores in the world. They are also one of the most widespread land mammals with a range that includes much of the northern hemisphere. Grey wolves are large canids, typically weighing between 60 and 120 pounds and standing 2 to 3 feet tall at the shoulder.
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