Wolf attacks on hunting dogs are negatively related to prey abundance in Finland: an analysis at the wolf territory level
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Abstract Attacks by wolves ( Canis lupus ) on dogs C. familiaris) presumably are motivated both preying and elimination of potential competitors. Regardless these alternative motivations in wolves, the risk attacks might be higher when density primary prey is low. We examined how many do territorial Finland kill relation to population most abundant ungulates, moose Alces alces ), white-tailed deer Odocoileus virginianus roe Capreolus capreolus ). Most take place hunting with dogs. The number wolf-killed was highly significant negative relationship total ungulate biomass per unit area which largely determined deer. Our results indicate that wild would decrease at attack On other side coin prevail two hard facts wildlife managers had a notice. White-tailed deer, although mitigator wolf–human conflict, an alien species partner > 6000 traffic collisions annually Finland. One factor seemed increase wolf low regions where only remarkable prey. Higher densities could attacks, but hand, serious browsing damages forests.
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عنوان ژورنال: European Journal of Wildlife Research
سال: 2023
ISSN: ['1612-4642', '1439-0574']
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s10344-023-01652-8