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Wolf Population Survival In An Area Of High Road Density, L. David Mech
Wolf Population Survival In An Area Of High Road Density, L. David Mech
USGS Northern Prairie Wildlife Research Center
Wolf mortality in a high-road-density area of Minnesota exceeds that in an adjacent wilderness, and is primarily human-caused. The wolf population there is maintained primarily by ingress from the adjacent wilderness areas. A road density of 0.58 km/km2 can be exceeded and the area still support wolves if it is adjacent to extensive roadless areas.