Discarded carrion of poultry lures wolves to farms

The dataset contains a description of wolf scat content used to assess the diet composition of two wolf family groups. Scats were collected within the wolf home ranges (MCP100), delineated by the telemetry of two individuals marked with collars (M1 and F1). Scats were placed in paper envelopes and then dried in laboratory dryers for five days at 70°C. Afterward, scats were soaked and washed through a fine 0.5 mm mesh sieve. The dried remaining material was weighed. The food items were identified based on the presence of hair, fragments of bones, hooves, claws, teeth, and feathers, using specialist keys, as well as comparison with our reference material. In case of uncertainty, the genetic identification of the prey species based on mitochondrial DNA sequencing was applied.The dataset contains the following columns:Wolf_ID  - ID of the wolf territories within which scats were collected (M1 - male wolf from the Kashubia regiona; F1 - female wolf from the western part of the Notecka Forest)Region - name of the study areaYear - year when the sample was collectedMass_g - total mass of the washed scat sample in gramssmall_rodents - mass of small rodent remains within scats in gramsfallow_deer - mass of fallow deer (Dama dama) remains within scats in gramswild_boar - mass of wild boar (Sus scrofa) remains within scat in gramsred_deer - mass of red deer (Cervus elaphus) remains within scat in gramsroe_deer - mass of roe deer (Capreolus capreolus) remains within scat in gramsCervidae_undetermined - mass of remains of undetermined cervids (Cervidae) within scat in gramspoultry  - mass of poultry remains within scat in gramsfox - mass of red fox (Vulpes vulpes) remains within scat in gramsbeaver - mass of Eurasian beaver (Castor fiber) remains within scat in gramspolecat  mass of European polecat (Mustela putorius) remains within scat in gramsdog - mass of domestic dog (Canis lupus familiaris) remains within scat in gramscat - mass of domestic cat (Felis silvestric domesticus) remains within scat in gramsrabbit mass of rabbit (Oryctolagus cuniculus domesticus) remains within scat in gramshare - mass of European hare (Lepus europaeus) remains within scat in gramsplants - mass of plant matter within scat in gramsinsects  - mass of insects within scat in gramsunidentified - mass of unidentified items within scats in gramsartificial - mass of artificial items (plastic, metal) within scats in grams+ denotes mass <0.05 g