Predation on Two Mule Deer, Odocoileus hemionus , by a Canada Lynx, Lynx canadensis , in the Southern Canadian Rocky Mountains

A male Canada Lynx ( Lynx canadensis ) killed two Mule Deer ( Odocoileus hemionus ) in the southern Canadian Rocky Mountains in January 1999 and made use of the kills for 28 days. Canada Lynx predation on ungulates has been reported but is rare, and accounts have been brief. We detail the lynx behaviour associated with the kills and their consumption. An infrared monitor and attached camera were used to register daily activity at the kill site. We speculate on the factors that may have influenced this opportunistic predation event.

• Publication year

  2004

• Venue

  Canadian Field-Naturalist

• Publication date

  2004-04-01

• Fields of study

  Biology, Geography, Environmental Science

• Identifiers
  DOI 10.22621/CFN.V118I2.912
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  Open on Semantic Scholar

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  Semantic Scholar

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• No concepts are published for this paper.

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