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Attitudes to Wolves and Wolf Policy Among Ojibwe Tribal Members and Non-tribal Residents of Wisconsin’s Wolf Range
September 1, 2020
Gray wolf (Canis lupus) policy is dynamic and involves multiple stakeholders. Attitudinal surveys have historically measured stakeholder attitudes, although Native American views have rarely been studied systematically. We sent a mail-back questionnaire to members of the Bad River Band of … read more
Posted in Native American, Resources | Tagged carnivore management, human, Native Americans, ojibwe, policy, stakeholder opinion, survey, treaty rights, Tribal, Victoria Shelley, wildlife, wisconsin, wolves
No statistical support for wolf control and maternal penning as conservation measures for endangered mountain caribou
August 2, 2020
In 2019, the government of British Columbia killed more than 460 wolves as part of the province’s multimillion-dollar caribou recovery plan. Now, a study from the University of Alberta suggests that the cull is doing little to save the most … read more
Posted in Caribou
The Wood River Project has proven that non-lethal measures are effective
August 2, 2020
The Wood River Wolf Project is a collaborative of conservation organizations, ranching operations, academic institutions, community members, and county, state and federal agencies working together to use proactive, nonlethal deterrents to minimize livestock and wolf conflicts.
Posted in Non-Lethal Management Tools
Developing Metapopulation Connectivity Criteria from Genetic and Habitat Data to Recover the Endangered Mexican Wolf
July 6, 2020
Restoring connectivity between fragmented populations is an important tool for alleviating genetic threats to endangered species. Yet recovery plans typically lack quantitative criteria for ensuring such population connectivity. We demonstrate how models that integrate habitat, genetic, and demographic data can … read more
Posted in Genetics | Tagged Canis lupus baileyi, circuit theory, conservation planning, Endangered Species Act, least-cost distance, metapopulations, population viability
Immigration does not offset harvest mortality in groups of a cooperatively breeding carnivore
July 6, 2020
The effects of harvest on cooperatively breeding species are often more complex than simply subtracting the number of animals that died from the group count. Changes in demographic rates, particularly dispersal, could offset some effects of harvest mortality in groups … read more
Posted in Hunting Wolves | Tagged Canis lupus, compensatory immigration, cooperative breeder, dispersal, gray wolf, social structure
Minnesotans’ Attitudes Toward Wolves and Wolf Management
July 6, 2020
The Minnesota Department of Natural Resources, in partnership with the University of Minnesota through the Minnesota Cooperative Fish and Wildlife Research Unit, conducted a survey of Minnesota residents to support the 2020 update to the Minnesota Wolf Management Plan.
Posted in Human Dimensions | Tagged advocate, Deer, Environmentalist, Farmer, Hunter, hunting, management, minnesota, moose, report, values, wildlife, Wolf, wolves
