Investigation of Wolf Population Response to Intensive Trapping in the Presence of High Ungulate Biomass. Research Performance Report, 1 July 1998-30 June 1999

摘要

Since 1954, the wolf (Canis lupus) population in Unit 20A has been reduced 3 times by government wolf control programs and has continuously sustained annual harvests by the public under liberal hunting and trapping regulations. The latest wolf control program ended in December 1994. We initiated this study in March 1995 to document the effects of wolf control on wolf population dynamics and to monitor the wolf population's recovery in the presence of high ungulate biomass and continued moderate harvest of wolves by public hunters and trappers.