. The Canadian field-naturalist. Natural history; Sciences naturelles. LYNX CREEK PACK SHEEP CREEK PACK Grande Cache â â Wolf locations (GPS) s Wolf Locations (VHF) D Wolf pack tenritory Preliminary Wolf Pack Ten-ttroy D CaritKsu Management Zones â Major Watenvays f Town of Grande Cache. Figure 1. Distribution of eight Wolf packs on two Caribou winter ranges in w esi-ccntral Alberta during 2000 and 2001. Table 1. Sex ratio, age class and color phase of Wolves (n=31) captured in west-central Alberta during 22 January 13 March, 2000 and 15-17 February, 2001. Sex Ratio (n=31) Age Class (n=31) Col
. The Canadian field-naturalist. Natural history; Sciences naturelles. LYNX CREEK PACK SHEEP CREEK PACK Grande Cache â â Wolf locations (GPS) s Wolf Locations (VHF) D Wolf pack tenritory Preliminary Wolf Pack Ten-ttroy D CaritKsu Management Zones â Major Watenvays f Town of Grande Cache. Figure 1. Distribution of eight Wolf packs on two Caribou winter ranges in w esi-ccntral Alberta during 2000 and 2001. Table 1. Sex ratio, age class and color phase of Wolves (n=31) captured in west-central Alberta during 22 January 13 March, 2000 and 15-17 February, 2001. Sex Ratio (n=31) Age Class (n=31) Color Phases (n=31) 14 Males 17 Females 15 adults 8 yearlings 8 pups 19 black (61%) 8 gray (26%) 3 white (11%) 1 blue (2%) Results Thirty-one Wolves were captured on two Caribou ranges: 18 captured in 2000 and 13 in 2001 (Table 1). Nine Wolves were aerially darted and 24 were netted (two recaptures). There were no capture-related Wolf mortalities during this study. A total of 16 GPS (14 Lotek and 2 Televilt) and 17 VHF radiocoUars were de- ployed. There were seven known mortalities of radio- collared Wolves (23%) over fifteen months: two were shot and five died of natural or unknown causes. Colors phases of the radiocollared Wolves were 61% black. 26% gray, 11% white and 2% blue. Eight Wolf packs were located on the two Caribou ranges (Tables 1 and 2; Figure 1). There were between 54 and 77 (mean = 66) Wolves on the Little Smoky and Red Rock/Prairie Creek Caribou ranges, equating Table 2. Pack size of Wolves on the Redy'Rock Prairie Creek (RPC) and Little Smoky (LSM) Caribou winter ranges in west-central Alberta in late winters of 2000 and 2(X»1. Wolf Pack Estimated pack size Caribou herd Lynx Creek Cutbank Prairie Creek Sheep Creek Simonette Little Smoky Deep Valley Berland Total (Range) Total (Mean) Mean 12-18 7-8 5-6 6-7 7- 11 7 9 8- 11 54-77 RPC RPC RPC RPC LSM LSM LSM LSM Table 3. Ungulate kills by Wolf packs in west-central Alber- ta in March 2000. Wolf Pack D
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