Predation Losses of Cattle in Alberta
- 1 November 1982
- journal article
- research article
- Published by JSTOR in Journal of Range Management
- Vol. 35 (6) , 690-692
- https://doi.org/10.2307/3898239
Abstract
Coyotes (Canis latrans), black bears (Ursus americanus) and wolves (Canis lupus) were reported responsible for 35, 31 and 16%, respectively, of confirmed predation losses of cattle in Alberta during 1974-1978. Coyotes selected for calves over adults, and adults over yearlings, black bears selected for calves over yearlings, and yearlings over adults and wolves selected for calves and yearlings over adults. Predation of cattle by coyotes, bears and wolves peaked during March-June, May-July and Aug.-Sept., respectively.This publication has 0 references indexed in Scilit: