Wolves, Canis lupus, Carry and Cache the Collars of Radio-collared White-tailed Deer, Odocoileus virginianus, they Killed

Authors

  • Michael E. Nelson U.S. Geological Survey, Northern Prairie Wildlife Research Center, 8711-37th Street, SE, Jamestown, North Dakota 58401
  • L. David Mech U.S. Geological Survey, Northern Prairie Wildlife Research Center, 8711-37th Street, SE, Jamestown, North Dakota 58401

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.22621/cfn.v125i1.1130

Keywords:

Wolf, Canis lupus, White-tailed Deer, Odocoileus virginianus, caching, radio-collars, den, homesite, Minnesota

Abstract

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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