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September 5, 2025Wildlife BiologyOpen Access

The wolf is back! Non‐consumptive effects of the return of a large carnivore on the use of supplementary feeding sites by roe deer

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FOFederico OssiFondazione Edmund MachMHMoniek HeurmanFondazione Edmund MachABArnaud Bruat

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Overview

Observational analysis examines shifts in roe deer behavior at feeding sites after grey wolf recolonisation, indicating changes in resource use.

Key Points

  • Roe deer adapted their resource use behavior after wolf recolonisation, showing more diurnality in winter.
  • Daily visits to feeding sites decreased from winter to spring after wolf recolonisation, with shorter duration noted in spring.
  • The tendency to group at feeding sites decreased significantly after wolf recolonisation, especially in spring.
  • Findings suggest adaptations in roe deer behavior that mitigate predation risk while acquiring resources.

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Ossi et al. (2025) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/68bb4df56d6d5674bcd02209https://doi.org/10.1002/wlb3.01526
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