Speed and actual distances travelled by radiocollared wolves in Białowieża Primeval Forest (Poland)

Shoshani, Jeheskel; Golenberg, Edward M.; Yang, Hong

doi:10.4098/at.arch.98-51

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“…We found that Wolves travelled a median distance of 0.08 km/hr, which is substantially lower than that reported for Wolves travelling in the forest during winter (1.6-6.1 km/hr) (Musiani et al 1998), on iced surfaces (8 km/hr) (Mech 1966), and on tundra during summer (8.7 km/hr) (Mech 1994). This difference could be largely due to the advantages of continuous (hourly) GPS monitoring in this study.…”

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“…Further, by combining GPS radio-collar technology with traditional methods used to study wolf kill rates (Mech 1974), a more comprehensive representation of wolf travel rates was established. Results from this approach found a clear difference in Wolf travel rates related to ungulate kill sites, which is consistent with both anecdotal information and other research (Mech 1966;Peterson 1977;Hayes et al 2000).We found that Wolves travelled a median distance of 0.08 km/hr, which is substantially lower than that reported for Wolves travelling in the forest during winter (1.6-6.1 km/hr) (Musiani et al 1998), on iced surfaces (8 km/hr) (Mech 1966), and on tundra during summer (8.7 km/hr) (Mech 1994). This difference could be largely due to the advantages of continuous (hourly) GPS monitoring in this study.…”

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Travel Rates of Wolves, <em>Canis lupus</em>, in Relation to Ungulate Kill Sites in Westcentral Alberta

2005

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. 2005. Travel rates of Wolves, Canis lupus, in relation to ungulate kill sites in westcentral Alberta. Canadian Field-Naturalist 119(4): 573-577.Recent advancements in Global Positioning Systems (GPS) radiocollar technology permit analysis of fine-scale animal movements. We used concurrent aerial and GPS monitoring to determine winter travel rates of Wolves (Canis lupus) in relation to ungulate kill sites in managed forest landscapes in westcentral Alberta. Wolves preyed predominately on Moose (Alces alces) and travelled 4.2 times less when near ungulate kill sites than when away from them. As Wolves are thought to be an important factor in Woodland Caribou (Rangifer tarandus caribou) declines, information is needed to assess predation risk to Caribou from Wolves under a variety of landscape conditions. If Wolves have restricted movements near Moose kill sites, this may lead to decreased encounter rates with Caribou in systems where Moose are abundant. Deer (Odocoileus spp.) are probably an important component of this Wolf-prey system but little is currently known about this relationship. Projecting long-term implications of ongoing development activities requires a more detailed understanding of the responses of all species to landscape change.Key Words: Moose, Alces alces, Wolf, Canis lupus, predation risk, Woodland Caribou, Rangifer tarandus caribou, GPS data, Alberta.age 16ºC in July and -13.5ºC in December (Beckingham and Archibald 1996). The forests are primarily Lodgepole Pine (Pinus contorta) and some White Spruce (Picea glauca). The wetland complexes support mostly Black Spruce (Picea mariana) and some Tamarack (Larix laricina). Some south facing slopes support Trembling Aspen (Populus tremuloides) and willow (Salix sp.).This area supports a high diversity of large mammals: Woodland Caribou, Moose, Elk (Cervus elaphus), White-tailed Deer, Mule Deer (Odocoileus heminous), Bighorn Sheep (Ovis canadensis), Mountain Goats (Oreamnos americanus) and wild Horses (Equus cabalus). Wolves, Coyotes (C. latrans), Grizzly Bears (Ursus arctos), Black Bears (Ursus americanus) and Cougars (Felis concolor) also exist throughout the study area.Major land use activities include forest harvesting, oil and gas exploration and development, coal mining, commercial trapping, and public uses such as hunting, fishing, hiking, horse packing and camping. Access is primarily on roads created for resource extraction, pipelines and seismic lines. Further descriptions of the study area can be found in Smith et al. (2000). Wolf captures and radio-trackingIn January 2000, three Wolves from different packs (Simonette, Cutbank and Prairie Creek) were captured and immobilized by helicopter darting (Ballard et al. 1991) or netgunning (Kuzyk 2002) and instrumented with GPS radiocollars (Lotek Engineering Sytems, Newmarket, Ontario). All Wolf handling was approved by the University of Alberta's Faculty of Agriculture, Forestry and Home Economics Animal Care Policy (Number 96-99D), subject to the protocols of the Canadian Council of Animal ...

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Travel Rates of Wolves, <em>Canis lupus</em>, in Relation to Ungulate Kill Sites in Westcentral Alberta

2005

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“…That value is based on assumptions of linear movement between position fixes. Results from other species (Musiani et al, 1998;Rowcliffe at al., 2012), including another mustelid, the fisher [Martes pennanti (Powell, 1979)], indicate that radiotracking underestimates real movement distances by 30-90%. Assuming a correction factor of 50% (Powell, 1979), our free-living weasels traveled 2.2kmday -1 , quite similar to the 1.94kmday -1 of wheel-running we observed in captive weasels.…”

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The energy cost of voluntary running in weasels,Mustela nivalis

Chappell

Szafrańska

Zub

et al. 2012

Journal of Experimental Biology

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SUMMARYThe small size and elongate shape of weasels (Mustela nivalis) probably evolved to facilitate movement within the burrow systems of prey species, but result in high energy costs of thermoregulation. In this study we measured metabolic rates of weasels during voluntary locomotion to determine whether energy costs of transport are also high in these unusually shaped mammals. In addition, we measured the lower and upper limits of aerobic metabolism [resting metabolic rate (RMR) and maximal oxygen consumption in forced exercise (V O2,max )], and used the wide size range of adult weasels to investigate the intraspecific scaling of energy metabolism. Finally, we combined measurements of energy use during running with radiotracking and doubly labeled water data from free-living weasels to estimate the importance of locomotor costs in daily energy budgets. We found that weasels have higher than predicted costs of running, largely because of an elevated intercept of the speed versus metabolic rate relationship. Running costs were strongly affected by the approximately fourfold range of body size in adults. As reported in other studies, the RMR of weasels was considerably higher than predicted from body mass. Maximal oxygen consumption was also higher than predicted, but factorial aerobic scope (V O2,max /RMR) was within the normal range for mammals. Intraspecific mass scaling of RMR and V O2,max did not differ from typical interspecific mammalian allometries. In wild weasels, locomotor costs comprised roughly 5% of daily energy expenditures; this low value was primarily a result of short travel times and distances.

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“…Consistent with wolf movement in other areas, they selected low use trails (Thurber et al 1994) likely because they offered easy travel routes across the study area with low probabilities of encountering people (Musiani et al 1998, James and Stuart-Smith 2000, Callaghan 2002, Whittington et al 2005, Hebblewhite 2006). Conversely, the wolves avoided areas near the resort and weakly avoided trails with high levels of human use, presumably to minimize the probability of encountering people (Thurber et al 1994, Theuerkauf et al 2003a, Whittington et al 2005.…”

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Response of Wolves to Corridor Restoration and Human Use Management

Shepherd¹,

Whittington²

2006

E&S

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ABSTRACT. Corridor restoration is increasingly being used to connect habitat in mountainous areas where rugged topography and increasing human activity fragment habitat. Wolves (Canis lupus) are a conservation priority because they avoid areas with high levels of human use and are ecologically important predators. We examined how corridor restoration through a golf course changes the distribution of wolves and their prey in Jasper National Park, Alberta, Canada. We followed and recorded wolf paths in the snow both within the corridor and in the surrounding landscape before and after a corridor was re-established. Track transects were used to estimate prey abundance and snow depths, and trail counters measured human activity. We compared resources on wolf paths to available movement routes using conditional logistic regression and also compared resources used by wolves before and after restoration. We addressed potential confounding effects of prey abundance, snow depths, and levels of human use by testing for changes in these variables. Prior to restoration, wolves traveled around the golf course and used the mountainside to connect valley-bottom habitat. Conversely, elk (Cervus elaphus) densities were highest in the golf course. After restoration, wolves shifted most of their movement to the golf course corridor, whereas elk dispersed along the corridor and mountainside. When traveling through the study area, wolves selected for areas with high prey abundance, low elevations, and low levels of human activity. Corridor restoration increased the area of high quality habitat available to wolves and increased their access to elk and deer at low elevations. Our results corroborate other studies suggesting that wolves and elk quickly adapt to landscape changes and that corridor restoration can improve habitat quality and reduce habitat fragmentation.

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Speed and actual distances travelled by radiocollared wolves in Białowieża Primeval Forest (Poland)

Cited by 58 publications

References 42 publications

Travel Rates of Wolves, <em>Canis lupus</em>, in Relation to Ungulate Kill Sites in Westcentral Alberta

Travel Rates of Wolves, <em>Canis lupus</em>, in Relation to Ungulate Kill Sites in Westcentral Alberta

The energy cost of voluntary running in weasels,Mustela nivalis

Response of Wolves to Corridor Restoration and Human Use Management

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