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Ecological Studies of the Timber Wolf in Northeastern Minnesota

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Mech L David

دار النشر: Project Gutenberg

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7 6 5 2 7 4 8 6 8 8 7 6 3 12 4 8 7 9 7 6 7 2 7 1 2 3 4 4 4 8 3 12 3 6 6 8 3 3 9 — — 2 4 2 3 3 3 10 2 7 2 4 4 5 — — 11 — — — — — — — — 12 — — 1 2 1 1 1 1 13 — — 2 4 2 3 — — Total number
of wolves 109 — 214 — 323 — 318 — Total number
of observations 26 — 51 — 77 — 112 — Mean population
unit size 4.2 — 4.2 — 4.2 — 2.8 —

FOOTNOTES:

[3] Because wolf packs sometimes split temporarily, these figures may not strictly represent actual pack sizes; nevertheless they should provide reasonably accurate approximations.

[4] From Stenlund (1955).

Table 2.—Background information on five radiotagged wolves studied in northeastern Minnesota

Wolf		Estimated weight [5] (pounds)	Usual associations	Location captured	Date captured	Last date located	Days located	General condition
Number	Sex	Estimated weight [5] (pounds)	Usual associations	Location captured	Date captured	Last date located	Days located	General condition
							Number
1051	M	75	None [6]	T62N-R7W-S18	Nov. 27/68	Apr. 24/69	84	Good, but two toes frozen in trap; animal limped lightly for 5-6 wks.
1053	F	60	None	T62N-R8W-S13	Dec. 10/68	Aug. 29/69	72	Thin; top of foot cut in trap but no broken bones or frozen toes; limped for at least 10 wks.
1055	F	60	Another wolf intermittently	T61N-R10W-S26	Jan. 5/69	May 30/69	65	Thin; two toes lightly frozen; no limp ever noticed.
1057	F	60	Pack of 13 [7]	T66N-R5W-S33	Jan. 8/69	Apr. 24/69	47	Thin; front foot frozen in trap; lost use of foot and could not stay with pack.
1059	F	65	Pack of 5	T62N-R11W-S26	Jan. 22/69	Aug. 29/69	51	Good but thin; captured in snare; no apparent injury.

FOOTNOTES:

[5] Wolf 1059, when killed by a trapper on January 10, 1970, appeared to be of the same size and condition as when radiotagged; she only weighed 53 pounds, however, indicating that probably all the weights are overestimated.

[6] Tracks of a pack of at least two other wolves came by trap where 1051 was caught; however, there was never any other indication that 1051 may have been a member of a pack.

[7] A frozen foot prevented 1057 from staying with her pack; but she did associate with other wolves intermittently and with