Ontario Boreal Wolverine Project
2003-2004 Season Capture Reports
Capture #1
are in an immobilized state
12/14/03
First Ever Wolverine Captured
and
Satellite Radio-Collared in Ontario, Canada
For Immediate Release:
For the first time in Ontario, Canada, history, a wolverine has been captured, radio-collared and then released in the bush between Ear Falls and Red Lake.
A young female (F01) weighing about nine and a half kilograms was caught in a log live-trap on December 14, 2003. The Red Lake area is the most easterly home of wolverine in North America. Wolverines have been collared in the Yukon, British Columbia and the NWT/Nunavut.
The satellite radio-collar will provide information about the home range, movements, habitat selection and residency status of wolverines in low-level elevation boreal forests.
Ontario's wolverine population is listed as "Special Concern" by the Committee on the Status of Endangered Wildlife in Canada (COSEWIC), which means it's sensitive to human activity or natural events.
The Living Legacy Trust Boreal Wolverine Project is a partnership of The Wolverine Foundation Inc., Wildlife Conservation Society, and the Ontario Ministry of Natural Resources (MNR).
** Related publication:
Magoun, A. J., J. C. Ray, D. S. Johnson, P. Valkenburg, F. N. Dawson, and J. Bowman. 2007. Modeling Wolverine Occurrence Using Aerial Surveys of Tracks in Snow. Journal of Wildlife Management. 71(7):2221-2229.
Ontario Boreal Wolverine Project - 2005 Study Plan Summary
Ontario Wolverine Project Report - July, 2004
Ontario Wolverine Project Report Appendix - July, 2004
Capture Updates
MAY, 2003 PROGRESS REPORT
YEAR 1 STATUS REPORT
Original Project Abstract
Ontario Wolverines: A Model for Wolverine Conservation and Recovery in Eastern Canada
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