Beyond home: Preliminary data on wolf extraterritorial forays and dispersal in Central Italy

摘要: Abstract Extraterritorial forays in wolves (Canis lupus) have rarely been documented, especially human-modified landscapes of southern and central Europe. Integrating information on extraterritorial is currently enhanced by Global Positioning System (GPS) telemetry contributes to our knowledge the spatial dynamics wolf populations. We hereby report GPS-revealed performed 4 3 packs Abruzzo, Lazio Molise National Park (central Apennines, Italy, 2009–2010). Wolves engaged almost exclusively during fall winter, when they occurred average every 22 days, for relatively brief periods (i.e., ≤4 days) short distances mean minimum travelled distance 13.3 ± 7.2 SD km). Three were later revealed be pre-dispersal movements, featuring longer duration higher than other occurring 33–17 days prior dispersal. also anecdotally two cases dispersal, one involving an adult female that 41.2 km establish a new territory adjacent her natal home range, yearling male 422.2 km Majella Park.