WolfThroughout the continents of Eurasia and North American primitive man evolved in association with wolves. Wolves competed with him as a hunter, and raided his flocks and herds. Inevitably, folklore became rich in tales of this powerful, resourceful creature. Europeans reached North American with their attitudes already formed. The wilderness pressed in upon their tiny settlements in constant threat and all energies were devoted to destroying it and turning its inexhaustible resources to use. Over vast areas of the continent the wolf went down with the wilderness before the unprecedented effectiveness of our technological attack on the ecology of a continent. Today, however, there is a great tide of concern over the consequences of our assault on the wild lands and wild creatures on the continent, and more and more biologists are devoting their knowledge and energy to searching studies of our land and its native biota. The wolf has been the subject of detailed study by a number of ecologists on this continent who make use of all the research devices now available. Much of our knowledge is very recent, is increasing rapidly, and has resulted from the work of a mere handful of keen, resourceful, and courageous students of wolf biology. This, the first book to attempt a complete account of the biology of the wolf, draws from years of field research and upon the rich literature from two continents. --From the foreword by Ian McTaggert Cowan |
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... North America 20. Relative kill of various wolf prey in Alberta 21. Age distribution of Dall sheep mortality, Mount McKinley 22. Age distribution of moose killed by wolves on Isle Royale 23. Comparison of age distributions of wolf ...
... North America 20. Relative kill of various wolf prey in Alberta 21. Age distribution of Dall sheep mortality, Mount McKinley 22. Age distribution of moose killed by wolves on Isle Royale 23. Comparison of age distributions of wolf ...
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... North America. Fig. 8. Original distribution of subspecies of the wolf (Canis lupus) in Eurasia. Fig. 9. Present distribution and status of the wolf in North America. Fig. 10. Wolf pack in Isle Royale National Park. Fig. 11. A ...
... North America. Fig. 8. Original distribution of subspecies of the wolf (Canis lupus) in Eurasia. Fig. 9. Present distribution and status of the wolf in North America. Fig. 10. Wolf pack in Isle Royale National Park. Fig. 11. A ...
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... North America. 8. Original distribution of subspecies of the wolf (Canis lupus) in Eurasia. 9. Present distribution and status of the wolf in North America. 10. Wolf pack in Isle Royale National Park. 11. A subordinate wolf shows ...
... North America. 8. Original distribution of subspecies of the wolf (Canis lupus) in Eurasia. 9. Present distribution and status of the wolf in North America. 10. Wolf pack in Isle Royale National Park. 11. A subordinate wolf shows ...
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... north, caribou or reindeer are the chief prey of the wolf. A wolf chases a herd of caribou. Dall sheep. Elk. The bison. Large herds of bison. Musk-oxen. Age distributions of deer killed by wolves in Algonquin Park ... North America primitive.
... north, caribou or reindeer are the chief prey of the wolf. A wolf chases a herd of caribou. Dall sheep. Elk. The bison. Large herds of bison. Musk-oxen. Age distributions of deer killed by wolves in Algonquin Park ... North America primitive.
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... North America . But somehow history has presented the Russian wolves to us as a particularly vicious breed . This also fails to survive critical examination . Dr. Mech , like all others who have studied wolves intensively , emerges with ...
... North America . But somehow history has presented the Russian wolves to us as a particularly vicious breed . This also fails to survive critical examination . Dr. Mech , like all others who have studied wolves intensively , emerges with ...
Contents
CHAPTER III SOCIAL ORDER EXPRESSION AND COMMUNICATION | |
CHAPTER IVREPRODUCTION AND FAMILY LIFE | |
CHAPTER VTHE WOLFS WANDERINGS | |
CHAPTER VIFOOD HABITS | |
CHAPTER IXEFFECTS OF WOLF PREDATION | |
CHAPTER XRELATIONS WITH NONPREY SPECIES | |
The Raven | |
CHAPTER XIFACTORS HARMFUL TO THE WOLF | |
Diseases and Physical Disorders | |
Social Stress | |
CHAPTER XIIFUTURE OF THE WOLF | |
APPENDIX ASubspecies of Wolves | |
Food Requirements and Consumption | |
Hamstringing | |
CHAPTER VIIISELECTION OF PREY | |
APPENDIX BManner of Calculating the Apparent Survival Rates Given in Table 6 | |
APPENDIX CScientific Names of Organisms Referred to in Text | |
Common terms and phrases
adult wolves Alaska Algonquin Park alpha male anal animals appears attack average behavior bounty breeding calf calves Canis lupus carcass caribou Chapter chase Cowan coyote Crisler Dall sheep deer density evidence factors feeding feet female figures foxes Fuller herd howling human hundred yards hunting individuals island Isle Royale Joslin Kelsall killed by wolves Lake large pack litter mammals mating meat Mech Minnesota moose mortality Mount McKinley Murie National Park North America Northwest Territories number of wolves numbers observations occurs Ontario pack members pack of fifteen period Pimlott pounds prey probably Pulliainen R. A. Rausch range red wolf reported scent Schenkel seen sex ratio sheep social species square miles Stenlund submission subordinate subspecies tail timber wolves trail tundra usually winter wolf numbers wolf pack wolf populations wolf predation wolf pups wolf's wolves killed Woolpy yearlings young