Relationship between Road Densities and Wolf Habitat Suitability in Wisconsin
Thiel RP. 1984. Relationship between Road Densities and Wolf Habitat Suitability in Wisconsin. The American Midland Naturalist. 113(2):404-407
'The relationship between rural road systems and wolf vulnerability in Wisconsin was evaluated by comparing data on the demise of Wisconsin's original wolf population to an increase in road densities in wolf habitat from 1926-1960. Wolves failed to survive when road densities exceeded 0.93 mile/miles squared. Recent telemetry data along the Minnesota-Wisconsin border support the historical observation. Road densities are an important predictor of the capability of an area to sustain a breeding population of wolves. Wolf habitat management plans should incorporate road density limits which should not exceed 0.93 mile/miles squared.' (author's abstract)
- Type
- Journal Article
- Authors
- Thiel, Richard
- Units
- GLAC , VOYA
- Keywords
- Animal Studies, Density, Gray Wolf (Canis lupus), Habitat, Management, Plan, Population, Roads, Wisconsin