image: Gray wolves in California predominantly eat cattle, followed by mule deer and small mammals.
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Gray wolves in California predominantly eat cattle, followed by mule deer and small mammals, suggesting coexistence of wolves and humans may pose considerable challenges
Article URL: https://plos.io/4uZ6px3
Article title: Gray Wolf Diet Composition in California’s Human-Dominated Landscape
Author countries: USA.
Funding: TLS and KWT received funding from the Rustici Rangeland and Cattle Endowment at the University of California, Davis (https://rangelands.ucdavis.edu/russell-l-rustici-rangeland-and-cattle-research-endowment) and from the California Cattle Council (https://calcattlecouncil.org). Neither funder played any role in study design, data collection, analysis, decision to publish, or manuscript preparation.
Journal
PLOS One
Article Title
Gray Wolf Diet Composition in California’s Human-Dominated Landscape
Article Publication Date
8-Jul-2026
COI Statement
The authors have declared that no competing interests exist.