Laumanvartija Amerikassa

We have recorded two instances where lone wolves have fought with groups of 3-4 LGDs, but in only one instance was a LGD killed, and it was a young pup [11/6/99 Soda Springs]. However in those instances 2-3 adult LGDs were injured. We do not have many other examples of multiple LGDs interacting with lone wolves. We suspect this is because lone wolves probably go out of their way to avoid groups of strange canids. Dispersing lone wolves must constantly avoid resident wolf packs, lest they be detected and killed. We speculate that multiple LGDs can repel lone wolves if the wolf does attempt to challenge them, and behaviorally, multiple LGDs might be less likely to 'accept' a strange wolf as a companion. More conflicts between a lone wolf and multiple LGDs might go unreported since LGDs appear less likely to be killed in fights with a lone wolf.