Nearly a third of coastal wolves in Alaska are eating sea otters

Wolves residing on the south-west coast of Alaska are more and more consuming sea otters. Different marine species additionally type a major a part of the animals’ food regimen, suggesting Alaskan wolves have a extra versatile food regimen than beforehand thought.

Gray wolves (Canis lupus) sometimes eat giant hoofed animals like deer, elk or moose, however they’ve been increasing their food regimen lately. Specialists and locals already knew that wolves residing alongside the coast sometimes picked off sea otters, however final 12 months researchers reported for the primary …