第一个摄像头陷检测了一只灰狼的移动到内华达州
Sean M Sultaire1, Robert A Montgomery2, Patrick J Jackson3
1Wildlife Biology Program W.A. Franke College of Forestry and Conservation, University of Montana Missoula Montana USA.
Ecology and evolution
|May 9, 2025
概括
灰狼 (Canis lupus) 自重新引入以来,其范围已经大幅扩大. 最近在内华达州的摄像头陷标志着罕见的确认灰狼目击事件,这表明它们有可能在大盆地建立基地.
科学领域:
- 野生动物生物学 野生动物生物学
- 生态生态学 生态生态学
- 保护科学 保护科学
背景情况:
- 灰狼 (Canis lupus) 在20世纪90年代中期被重新引入黄石国家公园和爱达荷州中部.
- 此后,该物种的范围扩大到美国西部的几个州,包括2011年加利福尼亚州.
- 在像北大盆地这样的开放,非森林地区,灰狼的存在是零星的.
研究的目的:
- 为了记录内华达州西北部灰狼的存在.
- 评估这一观察在该物种历史范围和未来定居潜力的背景下的重要性.
主要方法:
- 在内华达州西北部进行了一项大规模的摄像机陷研究.
- 一个没有诱惑的摄像机陷捕获了一个灰狼的图像.
主要成果:
- 一只灰狼在内华达州西北部通过摄像头陷被发现.
- 这是自20世纪20年代以来在内华达州确认的第二次灰狼目击事件.
- 这是该州首次发现灰狼的摄像头陷.
结论:
- 确认在内华达州发现灰狼是一个重要的事件.
- 这一发现需要进一步调查灰狼在北方大盆地生态系统的潜力.
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