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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... Coyote The Fox The Raven The Lynx The Human Being CHAPTER XI - FACTORS HARMFUL TO THE WOLF Parasitism Diseases and Physical Disorders Injuries Malnutrition Social Stress Persecution and Exploitation by Man CHAPTER XII - FUTURE OF.
... Coyote The Fox The Raven The Lynx The Human Being CHAPTER XI - FACTORS HARMFUL TO THE WOLF Parasitism Diseases and Physical Disorders Injuries Malnutrition Social Stress Persecution and Exploitation by Man CHAPTER XII - FUTURE OF.
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... coyotes , foxes , ravens , lynx , and human beings are discussed , with descriptions of direct encounters given in many cases . Because the wolf's relations with human beings are most complex and important , several aspects of the ...
... coyotes , foxes , ravens , lynx , and human beings are discussed , with descriptions of direct encounters given in many cases . Because the wolf's relations with human beings are most complex and important , several aspects of the ...
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... coyotes , as some people might suspect , because two of them were black , a color rare in coyotes but not uncommon in wolves . That a cornered or wounded wolf is not necessarily aggressive can also be vouched for by conservation officer ...
... coyotes , as some people might suspect , because two of them were black , a color rare in coyotes but not uncommon in wolves . That a cornered or wounded wolf is not necessarily aggressive can also be vouched for by conservation officer ...
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... coyotes have a special tract of long , erectile hairs , the mane , which extends along the center of the back from the neck to the back of the shoulders . When one of these animals is angry , its mane rises conspicuously . Another ...
... coyotes have a special tract of long , erectile hairs , the mane , which extends along the center of the back from the neck to the back of the shoulders . When one of these animals is angry , its mane rises conspicuously . Another ...
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... coyote . A large coyote , or especially a coyote - dog hybrid such as reported from the northeastern United States ( Pringle , 1960 ) , may overlap in size with a small wolf . Compared with such animals , the wolf has a broader , more ...
... coyote . A large coyote , or especially a coyote - dog hybrid such as reported from the northeastern United States ( Pringle , 1960 ) , may overlap in size with a small wolf . Compared with such animals , the wolf has a broader , more ...
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 | |
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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