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I wonder if this will also apply to elk in the Western states as they learn to deal with wolves?
"Killing a moose with a gun is one thing. Killing it with your teeth is another.
Taking down a healthy adult moose is a dangerous challenge for a pack of wolves. Wolves will take adult moose they catch at a disadvantage - in deep snow or on ice - but healthy adults put up a serious fight. For that reason, wolves take the most vulnerable members of a population, often the young, the weak and the sick.
"Most of the moose in a given population are relatively invulnerable to wolf predation," said state wildlife biologist Mark McNay."
http://www.juneauempire.com/stories/041303/out_wolves.shtml
"Killing a moose with a gun is one thing. Killing it with your teeth is another.
Taking down a healthy adult moose is a dangerous challenge for a pack of wolves. Wolves will take adult moose they catch at a disadvantage - in deep snow or on ice - but healthy adults put up a serious fight. For that reason, wolves take the most vulnerable members of a population, often the young, the weak and the sick.
"Most of the moose in a given population are relatively invulnerable to wolf predation," said state wildlife biologist Mark McNay."
http://www.juneauempire.com/stories/041303/out_wolves.shtml