Title
Red Lake Wolverine Project Field Report 2022
Author(s)
Scrafford, Matthew, Seguin, Jacob; and McCaw, Laura
Published
2022
Abstract
Wildlife Conservation Society (WCS) Canada began the Red Lake wolverine project in spring 2018. This report provides a summary of data we collected through five field seasons and highlights from our 2022 field season. Our reports from previous field seasons are available on the WCS Canada website (https://www.wcscanada.org/Publications/Conservation-Reports.aspx).
The Ontario government listed wolverines as threatened under the Endangered Species Act, 2007. Scientists drafted a Wolverine Recovery Strategy (2013) in response to their listing and the Ministry of Natural Resources and Forestry (MNRF) created a Government Response Statement (2016) that prioritized research and conservation actions for wolverines. We designed our field project to address six action items in the Government Response Statement:
Produce data that quantifies wolverine abundance in Red Lake and across the Ontario shield (Action #1).
Determine wolverine habitat use and den-site selection in response to industrial disturbance (Actions #2 and #4).
Develop best-management practices for human activities in wolverine habitats (Actions #7 and #13).
Promote public awareness of wolverines through targeted communication products
(Action #14).
Keywords
wolverine; wolverines; Red Lake; Ontario Northern Boreal; abundance; habitat use; den-site selection
Full Citation
Scrafford, M., J. Seguin, and L. McCaw (2022). Red Lake Wolverine Project Field Report 2022. Ontario, Canada: Wildlife Conservation Society, Canada.
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