Wolf habitat analysis in Michigan: An example of the need for proactive land management for carnivore species

Wildlife Society Bulletin

Volumn 33, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 1237-1244

  Gehring, Thomas M ^a   Potter, Bradly A ^a  

^a CENTRAL MICHIGAN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Canis lupus; Carnivore human conflict; Carnivores; Gray wolf; Integrated management; Livestock depredation; Michigan; Roads

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL; HABITAT; POPULATION DENSITY; RECOLONIZATION;

GREAT LAKES; MICHIGAN; NORTH AMERICA; UNITED STATES;

CANIDAE; CANIS FAMILIARIS; CANIS LUPUS;

EID: 33646097674     PISSN: 00917648     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2193/0091-7648(2005)33[1237:WHAIMA]2.0.CO;2     Document Type: Article

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