Successful release of a wild Wolf Canis lupus, following treatment for a leg injury
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Published source details
Thiel R.P. (2000) Successful release of a wild Wolf Canis lupus, following treatment for a leg injury. The Canadian Field-Naturalist, 114, 317-319.
Published source details Thiel R.P. (2000) Successful release of a wild Wolf Canis lupus, following treatment for a leg injury. The Canadian Field-Naturalist, 114, 317-319.
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This study is summarised as evidence for the following.
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Rehabilitate injured, sick or weak mammals
A study in 1995–1999 in a forest and wetland site in Wisconsin, USA (Thiel 2000) found that a gray wolf Canis lupus treated for a leg injury subsequently survived in the wild for at least 4.5 years. The young adult (>1 year) male wolf sustained torn ligaments and an elbow dislocation to a front leg, following capture in a leg-hold trap on 21 May 1995. The dislocation was repaired using artificial ligaments. The wolf was transferred to a holding pen, but escaped on 23 May 1995. Roadkill deer were supplied for six months following the animal’s escape. The wolf was monitored primarily by locating tracks, and was still alive on 24 September 1999. The escape site was a 36-km2 wildlife area, enclosed in a 3-m high deer-proof fence. No other wolves were present at the time of escape though two subsequently entered and the three were observed travelling together.
(Summarised by: Nick Littlewood)
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