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A radio collar maps a wolf pack's territory

Fixes taken every few hours reveal range size, routes and hunting patterns Collars report by satellite or radio and drop off after a set time. The data show how far packs travel and where they cross roads. That evidence shapes decisions about livestock protection and land use. It sits in Mondo's animals collection, one of 200 facts that each trace back to the reference below.

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US National Park Service

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A radio collar maps a wolf pack's territory: the short answers

Where does this come from, and can I check it?: Fixes taken every few hours reveal range size, routes and hunting patterns. The figure is taken from US National Park Service, which is linked in full on this page. Every fact on Mondo Knows names its source rather than repeating an unsourced claim.
Is this really a animals fact?: Yes. It sits on the Animals shelf, one of 2,600 sourced facts grouped into space, animals, the human body, history, science and more. Category pages collect every fact in the same field.
What else can I read about it?: The links under the fact point to a quiz, game, puzzle or calculator on the same subject, and the shelf below shows related facts. The wording here is original, and quoted phrases are marked as quotations.