Successful rearing of young by wild wolves without mates
Boyd DK and Jimenez MD. 1994. Successful rearing of young by wild wolves without mates. Journal of Mammalogy. 75(1):14-17
Two lone-female wolves (Canis lupus) and a lone-male wolf successfully raised litters of young in northwestern Montana and southeastern British Columbia. This unusual reproductive behavior occurred in a low-density population of wolves colonizing an area containing a relatively dense population of ungulates.
- Type
- Journal Article
- Authors
- Boyd, Diane; Jimenez, Michael
- Units
- GLAC
- Keywords
- Animal Studies, British Columbia (southeastern) Canada, Gray Wolf (Canis lupus), Montana (Northwestern), rearing young