Wolf Depredation on Livestock in Minnesota

Acknowledgments

The assistance of L. D. Mech and W. J. Paul in preparation of this manuscript is gratefully acknowledged. R. R. Bjorge, Alberta Fish and Wildlife Division, and L. N. Carbyn, Canadian Wildlife Service, offered suggestions for its improvement. W. R. Jones, W. J. Paul, and R. S. Wetzel provided data from the FWS wolf depredation control program from 1975 through 1978. C. R. Gustavson directed taste-aversion studies conducted in 1979 and 1980. D. Boyd, R. K. Field, T. J. Meier, and J. D. Smith provided technical assistance. The Minnesota Department of Natural Resources furnished information from State-administered wolf control programs, and the Minnesota Department of Agriculture provided data from its compensation program for livestock destroyed by wolves.

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