Status of gray wolf restoration in Montana, Idaho, and Wyoming

Wildlife Society Bulletin

Volumn 26, Issue 4, 1998, Pages 785-798

  Bangs, Edward E ^a,f   Fritts, Steven H ^a,b,g   Fontaine, Joseph A ^a   Smith, Douglas W ^c,h   Murphy, Kerry M ^c   Mack, Curtis M ^d,i   Niemeyer, Carter C ^e  

^a U S FISH AND WILDLIFE SERVICE   (United States)

^b US Fish and Wildlife Service   (United States)

^c NATIONAL PARK SERVICE   (United States)

^d Nez Perce Tribe   (United States)

^e UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE   (United States)

^f US Fish and Wildife Service   (United States)

^g Federal Aid Office   (United States)

^h YELLOWSTONE CENTER FOR RESOURCES   (United States)

ⁱ Wolf Recovery   (United States)

Author keywords

Canis lupus; Experimental population; Gray wolf; Livestock depredation; Reintroduction; Restoration

Indexed keywords

CANIS; CANIS FAMILIARIS; CANIS LUPUS;

EID: 0032926484     PISSN: 00917648     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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