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KILL RATES AND PREDATION BY WOLVES ON UNGULATE POPULATIONS IN BIAŁOWIEŻA PRIMEVAL FOREST (POLAND)

Jędrzejewski, Włodzimierz, Schmidt, Krzysztof, Theuerkauf, Jörn, Jędrzejewska, Bogumiła, Selva, Nuria, Zub, Karol, Szymura, Lucyna·2002·Ecology
DOI 10.1890/0012-9658(2002)083[1341:krapbw]2.0.co;2
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Wolf (Canis lupus) kill rates, factors affecting their variation, and predation impact on ungulates were studied in the Polish part of BiałowieŻa Primeval Forest (580 km2). With the mean size of hunting groups being 4.4 individuals, wolves killed, on average, 0.513 ± 0.04 prey·(pack)−1·d−1 (mean ± 1 se); 63% of prey were red deer (Cervus elaphus), 28% were wild boar (Sus scrofa), and 4% were roe deer (Capreolus capreolus). Per capita kill rate averaged 0.116 ungulates·(wolf)−1·d−1, and daily food intake was 5.58 ± 0.32 kg·(wolf)−1·d−1. Kill rate on red deer was affected by snow cover (P < 0.001). A pack of wolves killed, on average, 0.264 deer/d in seasons with no snow and 0.587 deer/d when snow was 17 cm deep. The increase in kill rates coincided with a decline in the condition of juvenile (but not adult) deer in late winter (mean marrow fat content in the femur 66% in October–January vs. 27% in February–March). Per capita kill rates decreased slightly (not significantly) with the increasing size of wolf hunting group. However, the amount of food acquired per wolf did not differ among groups containing 2–6 individuals, because larger packs killed bigger prey more often and small prey less frequently than did small packs. Wolf kill rates on wild boar were higher in spring–summer (0.242 ± 0.06 boar·(pack)−1·d−1), when piglets were present, than in autumn–winter (0.106 ± 0.04 boar·(pack)−1·d−1). Annually, wolves killed on average 72 red deer, 16 roe deer, and 31 wild boar over…

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Authors
Jędrzejewski, W., Schmidt, K., Theuerkauf, J., Jędrzejewska, B., Selva, N., Zub, K., & Szymura, L.
Affiliations
Mammal Research Institute (PL)
Corresponding author
Jędrzejewski, Włodzimierz
ORCID
Venue
Ecology
Publisher
Wiley
Published
2002-05
Volume
83
Issue
5
Pages
1341-1356
ISSN
0012-9658 (ISSN-L)
DOI
10.1890/0012-9658(2002)083[1341:krapbw]2.0.co;2
OpenAlex
W2096220901
Cited by
221
References
48
Citations by year
2026: 1 · 2025: 2 · 2024: 7 · 2023: 4 · 2022: 3 · 2021: 9 · 2020: 13 · 2019: 7 · 2018: 9 · 2017: 13 · 2016: 13 · 2015: 12 · 2014: 10 · 2013: 12 · 2012: 13
FWCI
9.19
Type
journal article
Language
en
Open access
closed
Licence
doi.wiley.com/10.1002/tdm_license_1.1 (tdm, 4871 d)
Locations
Ecology (publishedVersion)
Topics
  • Physical Sciences › Environmental Science › Ecology › Wildlife Ecology and Conservation
  • Physical Sciences › Environmental Science › Ecology › Animal Ecology and Behavior Studies
  • Physical Sciences › Environmental Science › Ecology › Rangeland and Wildlife Management
Keywords
wolf predation, wolf, kill rate, ungulate mortality, red deer, wild boar, roe deer, snow cover, prey selection, Białowieża Primeval Forest, predator-prey interactions, game management

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