Editing Arctic wolf (section)

==Behaviour==
The Arctic wolf is relatively unafraid of people, and can be coaxed to approach people in some areas.<ref name=mech2007>Mech, L. D., [https://www.pmel.noaa.gov/arctic-zone/essay_mech.html Arctic Wolves and Their Prey], ''[[National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration]]'', May 30, 2007</ref> The wolves on Ellesmere Island do not fear humans, which is thought to be due to them seeing humans so little, and they will approach humans cautiously and curiously.<ref>[https://books.google.com/books?id=-syB6DSQlvQC&pg=PA7 Arctic Wolf: The High Arctic] by Laura DeLallo. Bearport Publishing, New York 2011</ref><ref>[http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/articles/2Y3BN0thkbqhzBwjLKkcfmh/arctic-wildlife-in-a-warming-world Arctic wildlife in a warming world] by Michael Becker. BBC Two, 2014.</ref><ref>[http://internationalwolfcenter.blogspot.com.au/2006_10_01_archive.html Ellesmere Island Journal & Field Notes] by Henry Beston 2006. International Wolf Centre.</ref><ref>[http://www.pmel.noaa.gov/arctic-zone/essay_mech.html Arctic Wolves and Their Prey] by L. David Mech. National Ocean and Atmospheric Administration, Pacific Marine Environment Laboratory, Arctic Zone. 2004</ref> [[Otto Sverdrup]] wrote that during the [[Nansen's Fram expedition|Fram expedition]], a pair of wolves shadowed one of his teammates, who kept them at a distance by waving his ski pole.<ref name=sverdrup>Sverdrup, O. N., (1918), ''[https://archive.org/stream/newlandfouryears01sveruoft#page/430/mode/2up/search/wolves New land; four years in the Arctic regions]'', Vol. I, London Longmans, Green, pp. 431–432</ref> In 1977, a pair of scientists were approached by six wolves on Ellesmere Island, with one animal leaping at one of the scientists and grazing a cheek. A number of incidents involving aggressive wolves have occurred in [[Alert, Nunavut]], where the wolves have lived in close proximity to the local weather station for decades and became habituated to humans. One of these wolves attacked 3 people, was shot, and tested positive for rabies.<ref>Linnell, J.D.C., et al. (2002). [http://www.wwf.de/fileadmin/fm-wwf/Publikationen-PDF/2002.Review.wolf.attacks.pdf] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200802021922/https://www.wwf.de/fileadmin/fm-wwf/Publikationen-PDF/2002.Review.wolf.attacks.pdf|date=2020-08-02}}, NINA, pp. 29–31, {{ISBN|82-426-1292-7}}</ref>
[[File:09 North Pole Wolf.jpg|thumb|Arctic wolf feeding on muskox carcass in Ellesmere Island]]
Very little is known about the movement of the Arctic wolves, mainly due to climate. The only time at which the wolf migrates is during the wintertime when there is complete darkness for 24 hours. This makes Arctic wolf movement hard to research. About {{convert|2,250|km|abbr=on}} south of the High Arctic, a wolf movement study took place in the wintertime in complete darkness, when the temperature was as low as {{convert|-53|C}}. The researchers found that wolves prey mainly on the [[muskox]]en. There is no available information of the wolves' movements where the muskoxen were.<ref name=":1">{{cite journal |title=Movements Of Wolves At The Northern Extreme Of The Species' Range, Including During Four Months Of Darkness |last=Mech |first=David |date=2011 |journal=PLOS ONE |doi= 10.1371/journal.pone.0025328|pmid= 21991308|pmc=3186767 |volume=6 |issue=10 |pages=e25328|bibcode=2011PLoSO...625328M |doi-access=free }}</ref>