An Experimental Translocation of the Eastern Timber WolfWeise, Thomas F.
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An Experimental Translocation of the Eastern Timber Wolf
Weise, Thomas F.
Gray wolf -- Reintroduction -- Michigan
Near Atlantic Mine the wolves scavenged on garbage from loggers, and
then near Otter Lake they spent several days also feeding on garbage. A
discarded cow (_Bos taurus_) head was scavenged, and at least one
red-backed vole (_Clethrionomys gapperi_) was consumed. Lone Wolf No. 10
was found near the Big Bay dump nine times, or 29% of the times she was
located during tourist season (May through August).
_Table 4. Analysis of scats collected from released wolves_
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No. Wolf
Date Scats No. Location and items found
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March 22 5 Pack Laws Lake, deer hair
March 29 1 Pack Otter Lake area, deer hair, red-backed vole
hair, grass, refuse (including coffee
grounds)
April 3 2 Pack Otter Lake deer kill, scats soft and dark,
some deer hair
April 8 3 Pack Nisula, deer hair
April 17 5 Pack Kenton deer kill, scats soft and dark,
deer hair
June 28 3 Pack Gibbs city area, summer and winter deer hair
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Total (Pack) 19
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March 27 2 No. 10 Conway Lake, deer hair
April 18 2 No. 10 Pine Lake, deer hair
June 1 1 No. 10 Huron Mountain Club, fawn deer hair and hoof
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Total No. 10 5
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Sept. 20 1 No. 11 Floodwood Plains 3.1 miles (5.0 km) south of
Witch Lake, deer hair, and ruffed grouse
(_Bonasa umbellus_) bones and nails
July 1 1 No. 12 Collected from under dead No. 12, 1.9 miles
(3.0 km) north of Amasa, deer hair
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Total 26 All
[Illustration: _Fig. 21.--Each deer killed by the translocated wolves
was examined from the ground (Photo by Richard P. Smith)_]
The three wolves were located near beaver lodges or dams on April 10,
April 15, May 7, June 8, and June 12. No beavers were known to have been
killed by them, however, and no beaver remains were found in their scats
(Table 4).
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