Wolves hunting and killing deer on roads and trails
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- Опубліковано 27 лип 2023
- Here is a collection of videos showing wolves hunting-and in two instances killing-deer on roads and trails in our area. These observations are the basis for a new scientific paper we just published which provides some insight into how people are indirectly influencing wolf predation on deer…here is a synopsis of this new research.
First a little background: there is a large amount of evidence that indicates when people build roads, trails, power lines, etc. in previously undeveloped areas, they impact wolf-prey relationships. And the more road and trails there are, the bigger the impact.
In particular, by creating (and maintaining) this network of “linear features” in the ecosystem, people inadvertently create excellent travel routes for wolves who are able to move faster and cover more ground on linear features.
And this increase in travel efficiency likely means that wolves are able to find vulnerable prey more easily than they would be able to if there were not roads, trails, etc. Thus, these road and trails likely make wolves more efficient predators.
But one question remained somewhat unanswered: do wolves use "linear features" just to travel around and find prey that are a good ways off of the linear features, or are wolves actually hunting and killing prey on the linear features themselves?
In other words, are the linear features just travel corridors for wolves or are they also active hunting grounds for wolves?
Our trail camera observations over several years clearly indicate that wolves detect, hunt, chase down, and kill adult deer and deer fawns on human-made linear features…meaning that linear features are not simply travel corridors for wolves.
We have observations of wolves hunting deer on linear features during summer and winter, alone and with pack members, during day and night, and in almost every month of the year. So this appears to be a pretty common occurrence.
Notably. we found that wolves used a variety of different kind of human-made linear features to hunt and kill deer from big features such as well-maintained logging roads and snowmobile trails to smaller ATV trails and hiking trails.
In sum, this new work, in conjunction with other research, provides just a bit more information about how people influence the predation behavior of wolves.
We will have much more to share on this topic soon as we have some more research being published soon that will provide a much more in-depth look on how people are having a dramatic impact on wolf predation on deer fawns. Stay tuned for that!
Citation for our new paper:
Gable et al. 2023. Video observation of wolves hunting ungulate of linear features. Food Webs.
Link to PDF of paper in comments:
www.researchgate.net/publicat...
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It's amazing how fast the wolves can go at max speed. Awesome predators.
Outstanding footage guys! Really amazing. Thanks for sharing.
Amazing footage! You know how fast wolves run and hunts can go but seeing it always is awe inducing.
the fact those wolves at the start ran by pushing themselves on only one leg instead of the default two is mesmerizing 😳
Cool footage!! I love both wolves and deer. But man looks like a tough life for the deer. Poor fawns looks like they don't stand a chance. Knowing that fawns are supposed to not have scent; you can tell those wolves were no dummies, scent tracking and double backing on those fawns.
Great video 👍👍🐺🦌
I’m from northern Saskatchewan you should see the wolves we have around here, I live in a small town too you can hear them from ur house and even see them sometimes
It’s crazy how most of them end up looking right into the camera. They are so smart.
I’m from Arkansas so I don’t have wolves but i do have a few predators such as coyotes eagles hawks bobcats bears minks foxes and opossums
This live action version of Bambi is better than I expected
Amazing mate 💚🐺💚
1:01 this one lost the scent lol
Are these mainly lone wolves? Or do they bring food back to camp?
@@LM-id1bb wolves don't kill for fun. you're talking about what is called surplus killing where they kill more than they can immediately eat, and later on return to the kill site to eat it then
@@LM-id1bb i'm not "prettying up" anything. "killing for fun" implies that the prey isn't eaten, which is not the same as surplus killing which, again, is what it actually is. so no, it's NOT the same result because the surplus kills are being used as a food source by not only wolves but also other animals. to say it's for sport is just objectively wrong. i don't agree w/ romanticizing nature but demonizing animals for following instinct is just as wrong
@@LM-id1bb some wolves hunt solo, leave a pack, become a lone wolf. There’s literally a video of a lone wolf chasing down an elk so video proof of it, they can hunt well on their own, they don’t need to be in a pack to catch a rabbit, calf, any small animal. They can eat if they catch it.
@@LM-id1bb what does controlling wolf population have to do with my question bruh?
Majestic ❤
I'm a Biologist, Conservationist and wildlife lover. But, the sound of pain and despair of the little deer, left me DEEPLY UNCOMFORTABLE!
Same background and same response! The terror in the voice of an animal being killed is going to haunt me for a while.
You’re not the only one who feels this way. I love wolves, but I often find myself having to look away when wolves kill prey in documentaries. I even muted the audio when the fawn was killed because it was too hard for me to listen to. I value wolves’ role in contributing to a healthy ecosystem, but the circle of life can be hard for me to swallow sometimes! 😩
Городским оленям повезло: эвтаназия лучше, чем это.
The sounds of nature aren’t always pleasant unfortunately.
OK, I know that, I'm a Biologist!
But, not all sounds or images from the Wild World should be shown to the Public!
@@markfroman738
Wow
Thank you for education provided in introduction of video.
We have too many deer in WI & we need a predator such as wolves to control the deer population🐺
Yes, and we need to outlaw bear hunting with hounds, it's inhumane to the dogs and they poach wolves.
Isn't there a ton of wolf hunting in WI, though?
We need more wolves in mn to keep deer population down...they're everywhere
Same in NY state; way too many deer.
@@MidnightPolaris800not in northern Mn deer population in our area is at a 20yr low near Floodwood MN
I wonder if this phenomenon occurs in other species in other locations as well? It certainly doesn't seem like it'd be uniquely individual to wolves.
Coincidence man also does this
Cool Video cool UA-cam 🐺👍🏻
Those wolves are so cute
Humans and their millions of roads...
This absolutely changes the dynamics of prey and predator..
Prey is much more vulnerable, while the predators gain quite an advantage.
The speed advantage on a fast track like a road makes it way too easy for the wolves.
There are no deer in north woods anymore imagine those hundreds of thousand cries over 20+years. Want to support but twitter just wants donations. 2 hours left on our fund raiser for example. Goal of 5 k. Are there any moose? Beautiful animals but think there may be few more than said. Also heard of problem wolves being relocated to greeny mn area. In front of family member. Unsure and don’t trust anything coming out of cities. On area 119 and surrounding dnr says lots of deer. Imagine those cries tho hunny over and over
way too many wolves.. deer pop going down hard
You're all over the place. EXPLAIN PLEASE.
Wolf population seems to be out of control in MN north woods. Used to enjoy driving around to see wildlife deer, etc and now hardly see any.
That's because they're more wary
@@the_gaming_hyena And also the fault of humans, not wolves.
Do you really want to see deer while you're in a car? lol
DNR focus is on wolves and moose
Same in the UP. Wolves are out of control.
I'm glad Wisconsin is talking about this. Here in Minnesota where we have the highest Wolve population then any state in the lower 48 states, we are losing Deer and Moose at a very high rate and our Leftists Governor will not let the DNR do anything. They blame the Moose decline on brain worm and other causes other then Wolves eating all the calf's every spring. Here is something to really think about. The state of Maine has about 75,000 Moose and No Wolves! But their high Moose population is not dying from brain worm or other causes! Hog wash!