tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3113182078732942696.post7849762053421062430..comments2024-03-12T05:38:57.339-07:00Comments on Wolves, Wolf Facts, Cougars, Cougar Facts, Coyotes, Coyote Facts - Wolves, Cougars, Coyotes Forever: Dan MacNulty of Utah State continues to bring forth revealing and instructional information on the behavior of Wolves...............Several years back, Dan, Doug Smith(Yellowstone Park) and Dave Mech shared how no matter how large a wolf pack might be, optimum hunting success is achieved by a maximum of 4 wolves in pursuit of prey,,,,,,,,,,,Crowding occurs with more than 4 wolves going full tilt after Elk and Deer with the probability of of wolves being, kicked, gored and stomped to death by the very animals they are chasing.................Now Dan has published additional research showing that wolves will fight to the death to protect their turf if they lack adequate space to raise their pups.............."This study produced a generally novel result because the conventional thinking is that large carnivores are limited by the abundance of prey in a given area"............ "But what these wolves are ultimately limited by is the amount of space they have to raise their pups in safety".................."For those concerned about wolf populations, even when you have super abundant prey like in Yellowstone, there are limits to wolf population growth"................. "There is an intrinsic limit to the number of wolves that occupy a given space"........... "Because rival packs will attack and kill rival wolf pups, their numbers are self-limiting"------Dan MacNulty, USU EcologistCoyotes, Wolves and Cougars foreverhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05594002891926526543noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3113182078732942696.post-20716884418500327532014-05-21T09:37:40.139-07:002014-05-21T09:37:40.139-07:00That's interesting; I've read/heard the sa...That's interesting; I've read/heard the same thing with hunters using dogs to bay large, dangerous game(bears, boars, lions, etc.), that have come to the exact same conclusion--more than 4 in a pack, and they just get in each others' way!....L.B.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com