This image of GPS tracking of multiple wolves in six different packs around Voyageurs National Park was created in the framework of the Voyageurs Wolf Project. It is an excellent illustration of how much wolf packs in general avoid each other’s range.
In Voyageurs National Park a typical wolf pack territory is somewhere around 50-70 square miles but that can vary from year to year. So that’s about the size of the areas marked with the different colors. The white line marks the boundary of the national park.
Wolf packs generally avoid being around each other unless they are fighting for food that may be in short supply. When that occurs, they may engage in battles with other packs in order to continue have their claim on a given location as well as the food found within it.
Wolves may need to shift their territory due to human activity as well. When people clear out part of their natural habitat they may have to find a new route to get to their food sources. This can also create conflicts among the various wolf packs due to overstepping their bounds.
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“for the strength of the pack is the wolf, and the strength of the wolf is the pack.”
- rudyard kipling
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,image credit: thomas gable
sources: voyageurs wolf project, wolfworlds
Lone Wolfpack’s, Beth!
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Like cliques with people….
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Yes!
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Keystone species wherever they are.
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Theyvare
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They are
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Hee hee…
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This is really interesting!
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Yes!
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How interesting is this.
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It really is
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👍🙏
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That’s really cool!
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I thought so too
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Rather fascinating. I think we humans are hoping to intermingle our packs with others, so we all “can get along.” :-0
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wow! Neat info! I never knew all that about wolves!
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they are so interesting
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How fascinating!
You always seem to come up with the coolest things!
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wolves are naturally cool
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fascinating; Kipling would have loved this image!
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i thought so too –
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That’s fascinating, Beth. Thanks.
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This is very interesting! Thanks for sharing, I’ve heard that humans are the only species that kill within their species. I don’t know if it’s true, but I believe it musts be. I find that little factoid interesting.
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Ah-
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Thank you for sharing! I once heard it asked: “In a world full of lions and tigers entertaining the masses, have you ever seen a wolf performing in a circus?”
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My pleasure and I love the quote
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How cool is that?
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i thought so too
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