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Wolves in Denali National Park and Preserve (Alaska, United States)

Alaska / Wolves in National / Provincial Parks, Protected Areas, Refuges, Reserves and Forests

Journal Articles

Gifts of an enemy: scavenging dynamics in the presence of wolves (Canis lupus). Klauder KJ, Borg BL, Sivy KJ, Prugh LR. Journal of Mammalogy. 2021 Mar

ABSTRACT

Carrion represents an important resource for carnivores. Examining competition for carrion in a risk–reward framework allows for a better understanding of how predator guilds compete for and benefit from carrion. We used trail camera data to compare wintertime carrion use and vigilance behavior of four carnivores in Denali National Park and Preserve. We found that carrion use was dominated by wolves (Canis lupus) and wolverines (Gulo gulo), followed by red foxes (Vulpes vulpes) and coyotes (Canis latrans). Wolves and wolverines were twice as likely to visit a carcass as foxes and coyotes, and their visits were longer and more numerous. Our results suggest scavenging animals reduced their risk exposure primarily by reducing their use of carrion, with some evidence of increased vigilance at busy sites. We found that carrion use and behavior at carcass sites were influenced by the mortality type of the carcass, the age of the carcass, and the long-term intensity of wolf use in the area. Our results also suggest that wolves are the “top scavenger,” and indicate that intraguild competition for carrion strongly affects which species benefit from carrion, with larger and more aggressive species dominating.

Large carnivores under assault in Alaska. Ripple WJ, Miller SD, Schoen JW, Rabinowitch SP. PLoS biology. 2019 Jan

Upgrading backup alarms to reduce encroachment on soundscapes in Denali National Park. Betchkal D, Fristrup KM. The Journal of the Acoustical Society of America. 2019 Mar

Geospatial Analysis of Grey Wolf Movement Patterns. Sur D. InAGU Fall Meeting Abstracts 2017 Dec.

Differential wolf-pack-size persistence and the role of risk when hunting dangerous prey. Barber-Meyer SM, Mech LD, Newton WE, Borg BL. Behaviour. 2016 Jan

Climate change and the biophysical landscape: the influence of top-down and bottom-up controls on spatiotemporal patterns of forest expansion and tree growth in Denali National Park and Preserve, Alaska.Isaacs, R.E., 2016.

Effects of harvest on wolf social structure, population dynamics, and viewing opportunities in national parks. Borg B. University of Alaska Fairbanks; 2015

Impacts of breeder loss on social structure, reproduction and population growth in a social canid. Borg BL, Brainerd SM, Meier TJ, Prugh LR. Journal of Animal Ecology. 2015 Jan

Growth rates and variances of unexploited wolf populations in dynamic equilibria. Mech LD, Fieberg J. Wildlife Society Bulletin. 2015 Mar

Braided River Response to Eight Decades of Human Disturbance, Toklat River, Denali National Park and Preserve, AK. Richards ME, Rathburn SL, Booth DB, Capps D, Wohl E. InAGU Fall Meeting Abstracts 2015 Dec.

Evaluation of wolf density estimation from radiotelemetry data. Burch JW, Adams LG, Follmann EH, Rexstad EA. Wildlife Society Bulletin. 2005 Dec

The wolves of Denali. Mech LD. U of Minnesota Press; 2003 May

Patterns of prey selection by wolves in Denali National Park, Alaska. Mech LD, Meier TJ, Burch JW, Adams LG. 1995.

Caribou calf mortality in Denali national park, Alaska. Adams LG, Singer FJ, Dale BW. The Journal of Wildlife Management. 1995 Jul

Wolf predation on caribou calves in Denali National Park, Alaska. Adams LG, Dale B, Mech LD. InOccasional Publication of the Canadian Circumpolar Institute 1995

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