You wanna suggest I dont know what im talking about. Then maybe back it!!!!!!!!
Here is the known mortality percentages on elk at the YaHa Tinda taken from one of the largest elk studies done on one of the largest population fluctuations in elk numbers!!!
And I quote,
"Wolf - 32%
Grizz - 15%
Cougar - 10%
Disease - 3 %
Hunter - 22%
Other - 13%
Poaching - 4%
Railway - 1%"
Here is a read for you. And here is a couple more quotes from it!!!!
"The winter population at the YHT peaked in 1992 and has since declined (Fig. 2.2). The decline has been attributed to a number of causes including translocations (1994 - 1999) and the recovery of the
wolf population (Hebblewhite 2006)."
" Combined, our studies of the elk population at Ya Ha Tinda
represent one of the longest elk population studies in a system with intact natural predators, including wolves (Canis lupus) and grizzly bears (Ursus arctos), and human hunting. "
"Predators within the study area include wolf (Canis lupus), grizzly bear (Ursus arctos), and cougar (Felis concolor) (Morgantini 1988). Wolves were considered abundant prior to European settlement at the turn of the twentieth century. Poisoning and shooting of wolves for livestock
protection and hunting bounties led to extirpation in the southern regions of Alberta, as well as in BNP by the 1950s (Gunson 1992, Musiani and Paquet 2004). Re-colonization of wolves in BNP first occurred in 1985. Cougars have also been persecuted historically but are now increasing in
the region (Stelfox 1993, Knopff 2010). Another major predator of elk is the grizzly bear, whose predation is primarily limited to springtime."
"Additional monitoring of wolf packs in this area is
planned by Parks Canada."
Seems to be alot of , mention of wolves there doenst it!!!
Another big one is encroachment but thats a whole other thread.
Here is the link all above quoted numbers and context was taken from,
http://yahatinda.biology.ualberta.ca...tudy-20111.pdf
So what was that about IQ and rig workers Keg????????