Diet of wolves Canis lupus returning to Hungary

摘要: At the end of nineteenth century, wolf Canis lupus was extinct in Hungary and recent decades has returned to northern highland area country. The diet wolves living groups Aggteleki National Park investigated using scat analysis (n = 81 scats) prey remains (n = 31 carcasses). Throughout year (average, minimum two per year) consumed mostly wild-living ungulates (mean percent biomass consumed, B% 97.2%; relative frequency occurrence, %O 74.0%). wild boar Sus scrofa most common item found (%B 35.6%) is also commonly occurring ungulate study areas. second red deer Cervus elaphus (B% 32.8%). Conversely, remain analyses revealed as utilised species (%O 16.1%) after 67.7%). roe Capreolus capreolus that occurs at lower population densities third species. importance low density mouflon Ovis aries, livestock other food types low. results are similar those part Carpathian Mountains.