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- description: Twenty six wolves were captured and radio collared in 1984 and 1985 on the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge. These
wolves included members of 8 packs and 11 lone wolves. Average weights were 43.1 kg for males and 36.7 kg for females with
the average age being 2-3 years old. Only 5 wolves were 4 years old and older. Activity areas were delinieated for all packs
as some packs had insufficient data to accurately define territories. These activity areas were non-overlaping. Only 1 wolf
pack had a large scale seasonal shift in areas used. Formation of new packs and long-distance movements were common. One wolf
had a documented movement of 770 km, the longest recorded movement in Alaksa. Wolf densities were 1/726 km2 in 1984 and 1/686
km2 in 1985 for an area of 24,700 km2. Litter sizes averaged 3.0 and 4.2-4.75 in 1984 and 1985 respectively. Over-summer pup
survival was related to pack size; more pups survived in larger packs. This was in contrast to other studies where pup survival
and pack size were unrelated. After wolves had left, den sites were visited, scats were collected, and dens were mapped. Mortality
(natural and human induced) was 35% of the fall population. Rabies was documented in the wolf population in the spring on
1985. It is believed that rabies in the wolf population in the arctic is more common than previously thought and may be cyclic
in conjunction with outbreaks of rabies in the Arctic fox (Alopex lagopus) population.; abstract: Twenty six wolves were captured
and radio collared in 1984 and 1985 on the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge. These wolves included members of 8 packs and 11
lone wolves. Average weights were 43.1 kg for males and 36.7 kg for females with the average age being 2-3 years old. Only
5 wolves were 4 years old and older. Activity areas were delinieated for all packs as some packs had insufficient data to
accurately define territories. These activity areas were non-overlaping. Only 1 wolf pack had a large scale seasonal shift
in areas used. Formation of new packs and long-distance movements were common. One wolf had a documented movement of 770 km,
the longest recorded movement in Alaksa. Wolf densities were 1/726 km2 in 1984 and 1/686 km2 in 1985 for an area of 24,700
km2. Litter sizes averaged 3.0 and 4.2-4.75 in 1984 and 1985 respectively. Over-summer pup survival was related to pack size;
more pups survived in larger packs. This was in contrast to other studies where pup survival and pack size were unrelated.
After wolves had left, den sites were visited, scats were collected, and dens were mapped. Mortality (natural and human induced)
was 35% of the fall population. Rabies was documented in the wolf population in the spring on 1985. It is believed that rabies
in the wolf population in the arctic is more common than previously thought and may be cyclic in conjunction with outbreaks
of rabies in the Arctic fox (Alopex lagopus) population.
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- Title Wolves of the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge: Their seasonal movements and prey relationships.
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2018-05-10T13:05:40.321628
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