Wolves, Canis lupus, carry and cache the collars of radio-collared White-tailed Deer, Odocoileus virginianus, they killed

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Wolves (Canis lupus) in northeastern Minnesota cached six radio-collars (four in winter, two in spring-summer) of 202 radio-collared White-tailed Deer (Odocoileus virginianus) they killed or consumed from 1975 to 2010. A Wolf bedded on top of one collar cached in snow. We found one collar each at a Wolf den and Wolf rendezvous site, 2.5 km and 0.5 km respectively, from each deer's previous locations.

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Publication type Article
Publication Subtype Journal Article
Title Wolves, Canis lupus, carry and cache the collars of radio-collared White-tailed Deer, Odocoileus virginianus, they killed
Series title Canadian Field-Naturalist
DOI 10.22621/cfn.v125i1.1130
Volume 125
Issue 1
Year Published 2011
Language English
Publisher Ottawa Field-Naturalists' Club
Publisher location Ottawa, Ontario
Contributing office(s) Northern Prairie Wildlife Research Center
Description 2 p.
First page 67
Last page 68
Country United States
State Minnesota
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