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Managing wolves in the Yellowstone area: Balancing goals across jurisdictional boundaries
Gray wolf (Canis lupus) restoration in the Greater Yellowstone Ecosystem began in 1995 with a small founder population in Yellowstone National Park, USA, which increased and contributed to a fully restored population in the northern Rocky Mountains by ...
Douglas W. Smith +4 more
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During the twenty-first century, large carnivores have increased in human dominated landscapes after being extinct or nearly extinct. This has resulted in increasing numbers of livestock killed by large carnivores.
Weronika Axelsson Linkowski +4 more
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Population ecology of two woodland caribou herds in the southern Yukon
Since the mid 1980's, the Aishihik herd of woodland caribou (Rangifer tarandus caribou) declined from approximately 1500 to 583 animals. During the same period a nearby herd, the Wolf Lake Herd increased from approximately 664 to 1249 animals. This paper
Richard Farnell +3 more
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Social-Natural Landscape Reorganised: Swedish Forest-edge Farmers and Wolf Recovery
The politics and the underlying reasons behind the recovery of the Scandinavian wolf population are increasingly contested. According to official policy, wolves should be guaranteed a place in the Swedish natural world. However, the conflict over whether
Sjolander-Lindqvist Annelie
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Corrigendum: “I am Wolf, I Rule!” - Attributing intentions to animals in human-wildlife interactions
Uta Maria Jürgens, Uta Maria Jürgens
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Energy-expending behaviour in frightened caribou when dispersed singly or in small bands
The behaviour of single, and small bands of caribou (Rangifer tarandus groenlandicus) when confronted by humans was compared with the energy—saving behaviour zoologists have ascribed to caribou in encounters with non-hunting wolves (Canis lupus).
Otto Blehr
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Extensive introgression of genes from domesticated taxa may be a serious threat for the genomic integrity and adaptability of wild populations. Grey wolves (Canis lupus) are especially vulnerable to this phenomenon, but there are no studies yet assessing
Federica Amici +5 more
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Large ungulate populations can threaten forest regeneration and many rare or declining understory plants, birds, and small mammals. Reintroduction of large predators is often proposed as a remedy to reduce negative ecosystem effects associated with high ...
Elaine M. Brice +3 more
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Scent rolling, a behaviour observed in various large carnivores like wolves, entails the animal lowering its chin and neck towards a scent, followed by rubbing the head, neck, shoulders, and back into it.
Nikolina Boić +6 more
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