17 July β 2 December
the coastal calendar, shifted 32 days later for this region
Dinaric forest and the karst hinterland behind the coast; tracks in snow or mud.
Only the pack's top pair breeds, so a territory the size of a county produces one litter. From June the pack works out of rendezvous sites rather than the den β open clearings where pups wait while the adults hunt.
photos, sightings and recordings, off this site
where this species is on the list
| Phase | When | Length | What it means |
|---|---|---|---|
| courting | 16 February β 28 March | 41 days | Song, display, fighting, scent-marking β pairs forming or reaffirming. |
| pregnant | 29 March β 26 May | 59 days | Pregnant. Nothing to see from outside, which is why the dates matter. |
| raising young | 27 May β 16 July | 51 days | Dependent young in the nest, den or burrow, being fed. |
| young out of the den | 17 July β 2 December | 139 days | Young out of the nest or den, but still fed and followed by the adults. |
| young dispersing | 3 December β 20 January | 49 days | Young leaving for good, looking for a territory of their own. |
| going about the year | 21 January β 15 February | 26 days | Feeding, holding territory, doing nothing the calendar singles out. |