Trumpeter Swan Killed by Gray Wolf in Minnesota

Trumpeter Swan Killed by Gray Wolf in Minnesota

Canis lupus (Gray Wolf) have been suspected as natural predators of Cygnus buccinator (Trumpeter Swan), but detailed descriptions of such predation events are lacking from the peer-reviewed literature. Herein, we document a Trumpeter Swan that was killed by a Gray Wolf fitted with a GPS collar in no...

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Veröffentlicht in:Northeastern naturalist 2019-07, Vol.26 (3), p.N27-N30
Hauptverfasser: Gable, Thomas D, Windels, Steve K, Homkes, Austin T, Robertson, Greg, Verveniotis, Eleni K
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Sprache:eng
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Animal behavior
Cygnus buccinator
National parks
Predation
Predators
Wildfowl
Wildlife management
Wolves
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Zusammenfassung:Canis lupus (Gray Wolf) have been suspected as natural predators of Cygnus buccinator (Trumpeter Swan), but detailed descriptions of such predation events are lacking from the peer-reviewed literature. Herein, we document a Trumpeter Swan that was killed by a Gray Wolf fitted with a GPS collar in northern Minnesota, thus confirming that wolves are natural predators of Trumpeter Swans.
ISSN:1092-6194
1938-5307
DOI:10.1656/045.026.0308