Denali National Park Research Provides New Insight Into Wolf Population Dynamics

Posted: July 11, 2014

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Following is text of the NPS Press Release regarding new research findings on Denali’s wolves. One of the authors of the paper, Bridget Borg, is a PhD candidate, lives in the Denali area, and is a member of Denali Citizens Council. The link at the end of the press release will take you directly to the article in the Journal of Animal Ecology.

Denali National Park and Preserve News Release
Release Date: July 8, 2014
Contact: Kris Fister, kris_fister@nps.gov, 907-683-9583

Denali National Park Research Provides New Insight Into Wolf Population Dynamics 

DENALI PARK, Alaska: When a breeding wolf dies, its sex and the size of its pack can determine whether that pack continues or disbands, according to research published on July 8, 2014 in the Journal of Animal Ecology.

Download the paper here: http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/1365-2656.12256/abstract;jsessionid=C09197875F869D2EB720C8E53DD4E2F5.f02t04 

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