20.500.12556/RUL-97259 Long-distance dispersal connects Dinaric-Balkan and Alpine grey wolf (Canis lupus) populations In the last two centuries, persecution and deforestation caused grey wolf Canis lupus populations in Europe to decline. Recently, their numbers started to recover although most populations still remain isolated from one another. This study presents the first documented evidence of the successful reconnection of the Dinaric-Balkan and the Alpine wolf populations via long distance dispersal and subsequent reproduction. A young male wolf radiocollared in the Dinaric Mountains in July 2011 travelled through Slovenia and Austria to the Italian Alps, where he settled in March 2012. During the 98 days of dispersal period the wolf has travelled a cumulative line distance of 1176 km crossing multiple anthropogenic and natural barriers, and successfully hunting wild prey until he settled 233 km straight line distance from its natal territory. Camera trapping, snow tracking and genetic evidence in the new territory confirmed pairing with a female wolf from the neighboring Alpine population. In the following year the pair has produced a first documented “mixed” litter between wolves from the Dinaric- Balkan and the Alpine wolf populations.This case study demonstrates the potential for the future merging of European wolf populations even in human-dominated landscapes and highlights the importance of transboundary cooperation in wolf research and management. grey wolf Canis lupus long-distance dispersal GPS collar population joining recolonization Central Europe volk Canis lupus daljinska disperzija GPS ovratnica telemetrija združevanje populacij rekolinizacija habitati razširjenost Srednja Evropa true false false Angleški jezik Slovenski jezik Delo ni kategorizirano 2017-10-23 12:26:57 2017-10-23 12:27:54 2022-08-12 12:23:36 0000-00-00 00:00:00 0 0 0 Str. 137-142 #iss. #1 #Vol. #62 2016 0000-00-00 NiDoloceno NiDoloceno NiDoloceno 0000-00-00 0000-00-00 0000-00-00 630*15 1612-4642 10.1007/s10344-015-0971-z 4240806 1188262 Long-distance.pdf Long-distance.pdf 1 8C1AC3746D749A98FACD976A7BBC9901 4892d959f9bdc63d8b162398b5e6e840a41446684fcc315440c184ba1c801dc7 1f10f9b0-a1b4-11eb-a523-00155dcfd717 20.500.12556/rul/0b827f06-2fba-43ec-af43-98caa184d509 https://repozitorij.uni-lj.si/Dokument.php?lang=slv&id=106214 Biotehniška fakulteta 0 0 0