Title
Evidence for the persistence of Arabian Wolf (Canis lupus pallipes) in the Ibex Reserve, Saudi Arabia and its preferred prey species
Author(s)
Wronski T., Macasero W.
Published
2008
Publisher
Zoology in the Middle East
Abstract
Numbers of Arabian Wolf (Canis lupus pallipes) on the Arabian Peninsula are in decline and intact ecosystems in which large carnivores prey on larger mammals are virtually absent in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. Moreover, many canids roaming in the Kingdom are hybrids between feral dogs and wolves. In this study we provide genetic evidence for the persistence of wolves in the Jebel Tuwaiq ecosystem (Ibex Reserve) in central Saudi Arabia and we provide information on the preferred prey species of wolves in this protected ares. © Kasparek Verlag, Heidelberg.
Keywords
canid; feral organism; hybridization; persistence; predation; prey location; prey preference; Arabian Peninsula; Asia; Eurasia; Ibex Reserve; Middle East; Riyadh [Saudi Arabia]; Saudi Arabia; Canidae; Canis familiaris; Canis lupus pallipes; Capra ibex; Mammalia
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