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Author Topic: Wyoming Wolf Packs Are Gang-Like When It Comes To Protecting Their Turf  (Read 3023 times)

Offline Bob33

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Patchwork maps of wild areas in Wyoming and Minnesota show that, not unlike street gangs, wolf packs respect each other’s “colors” in terms of protecting their turf.

When lines are crossed, dismemberment and death can result, a Wyoming biologist said.

A detailed graphic created researchers who tracked six wolf packs in Voyageurs National Park in Minnesota indicates the canines avoid crossing other packs’ lines.

Wyoming Fish and Game Department Large Carnivore Specialist Dan Thompson said that’s not surprising, because the same has been observed in Wyoming packs.
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More here: https://cowboystatedaily.com/2023/03/09/wyoming-wolf-packs-are-gang-like-when-it-comes-to-protecting-their-turf/
Nature. It's cheaper than therapy.

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There is always one. One that's bigger, badder and stronger than everyone else. Look close at the one single white line that crosses the through multiple territories.

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Might not be white I'm colorblind :chuckle: Now that I take a second look I see there is 6 different colors of which I only saw 4 before.  :yike:

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Looks like different colored areas of death, with little area not covered.

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Looks like different colored areas of death, with little area not covered.
:yeah:, imagine a deer or elk trying to survive that gauntlet.

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Looks like different colored areas of death, with little area not covered.
:yeah:, imagine a deer or elk trying to survive that gauntlet.

 :yeah: Absolute gauntlet
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If I'm a deer, I want to be right dead center in the white pack territory in the " no wolf" zone
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I wonder how many people will touch their nose to their screen trying to read this...

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In the past there was evidence of wolf packs coming together and forming one large pack.

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If I'm a deer, I want to be right dead center in the white pack territory in the " no wolf" zone

If I were a deer in Wyoming,  I’d be humping the leg of some Californian liberal anti-hunter at their 2nd or 3rd fenced vacation compound they bought after watching Yellowstone on TV 6 times.

Look for the keto types ;)

 


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