Diseases and mortality in free-ranging brown bear (Ursus arctos), gray wolf (Canis lupus), and wolverine (Gulo gulo) in Sweden.
Mörner T, Eriksson H, Bröjer C, Nilsson K, Uhlhorn H, Agren E, af Segerstad CH, Jansson DS, Gavier-Widén D.
Mörner T, et al.
J Wildl Dis. 2005 Apr;41(2):298-303. doi: 10.7589/0090-3558-41.2.298.
J Wildl Dis. 2005.
PMID: 16107663
The most common cause of natural death in brown bears was infanticide. Infanticide also was observed in wolverines but not in wolves. Traumatic injuries, originating from road or railway accidents, were the most common cause of death in wolves and occurred occasiona …
The most common cause of natural death in brown bears was infanticide. Infanticide also was observed in wolverines but not in wolves. …