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<blockquote data-quote="Pdvdh" data-source="post: 1251213" data-attributes="member: 4191"><p>Our wolves on Alaska's Kenai Peninsula got mites from feral dogs 25 years ago. Mites alone never diminished our timber wolf population. The wolves had good hides in early winter, but then by January they'd rub the hair off the top of their backs while scratching the itch caused by the mites. </p><p></p><p>Our winters last longer than winters anywhere in the 48 states. I think National Geographic is uninformed, or purposely spreading false information. </p><p></p><p>It is more difficult for the wolves to survive with the loss of fur on the tops of their backs, because it burns more calories and requires additional food intake to keep warm during the winter. So they may be a little skinnier and lighter in weight. It's an additional stresser on wolf survival, but it didn't kill off our wolves. What did reduce our wolf population was a reduced moose population due to a maturing forest. No forest fires since a large 1947 burn, and then a smaller fire in 1968. When the browse grows higher than a moose can reach, their population is reduced. Fewer moose = less food = fewer wolves.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Pdvdh, post: 1251213, member: 4191"] Our wolves on Alaska's Kenai Peninsula got mites from feral dogs 25 years ago. Mites alone never diminished our timber wolf population. The wolves had good hides in early winter, but then by January they'd rub the hair off the top of their backs while scratching the itch caused by the mites. Our winters last longer than winters anywhere in the 48 states. I think National Geographic is uninformed, or purposely spreading false information. It is more difficult for the wolves to survive with the loss of fur on the tops of their backs, because it burns more calories and requires additional food intake to keep warm during the winter. So they may be a little skinnier and lighter in weight. It's an additional stresser on wolf survival, but it didn't kill off our wolves. What did reduce our wolf population was a reduced moose population due to a maturing forest. No forest fires since a large 1947 burn, and then a smaller fire in 1968. When the browse grows higher than a moose can reach, their population is reduced. Fewer moose = less food = fewer wolves. [/QUOTE]
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