http://kdlg.org/post/nushagak-penin...ntrol-caribou-population-study-finds#stream/0
Interesting article that popped up today.
Interesting article that popped up today.
“Logic can tell you that the caribou population didn’t go up because wolf predation increased. Wolf predation increased because the caribou population went up. So this being the case, this is not a wolf-controlled system. This is a caribou-controlled system that wolves are taking advantage of,” Walsh concluded.
Put simply, more wolves focus their hunting efforts on the Nushagak Peninsula when caribou are readily available. Caribou numbers are responsible for how many wolves spend time on the peninsula. Wolves do not cause the caribou population to fluctuate.
ADF&G and the USFWS are still studying wolves in the Togiak National Wildlife Refuge. Their current study examines wolf and bear predation on moose.