Interactions between wolves Canis lupus and dogs C. familiaris in Finland
- 1 June 2004
- journal article
- Published by Wiley in Wildlife Biology
- Vol. 10 (2), 101-105
- https://doi.org/10.2981/wlb.2004.014
Abstract
We examined wolf Canis lupus attacks on domestic dogs C. familiaris in six Finnish wolf territories occupied by mated pairs and packs. Most incidents (76%, N = 21 confirmed cases) took place inside one territory. The wolves mostly (70%) attacked dogs in house yards. It appeared that wolves in the territory were actively seeking for dogs rather than killing them as a result of random encounters. A strong tendency to attack dogs seemed to be adopted by pups born to the wolf pack. We did not find evidence that the density of primary prey or resident dogs were associated with the risk of wolf attacks.Keywords
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