Summer Movements and Behavior of an Arctic
Wolf, Canis Lupus, Pack without Pups
L. David Mech1
A pupless arctic Wolf pack (two adults, three yearlings) studied 5-30 July 1993 on Ellesmere Island, Northwest Territories, traveled nomadically around an area ≥381 km², but the alpha pair sometimes left the yearlings at a rendezvous site. All pack members hunted Arctic Hares. The alpha pair sometimes fed the yearlings, the alpha male doing so more than the alpha female.
Key Words: Wolf, Canis lupus, pack, Arctic Hare, Lepus arcticus, hunting behavior, provisioning, den.
This resource is based on the following source (Northern Prairie Publication LDM0147):
Mech, L. David. 1995. Summer movements and behavior of an arctic Wolf, Canis
lupus, pack without pups. Canadian Field-Naturalist 109(4):473-475.
This resource should be cited as:
Mech, L. David. 1995. Summer movements and behavior of an arctic Wolf, Canis
lupus, pack without pups. Canadian Field-Naturalist 109(4):473-475.
Jamestown, ND: Northern Prairie Wildlife Research Center Online.
http://www.npwrc.usgs.gov/resource/mammals/summove/index.htm
(Version 17AUG2000).
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