Wisconsin’s Wolf Monitoring Program
Abstract
"Over the past 45 years, the Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources has monitored the state’s dynamic wolf population. We will discuss these monitoring techniques and how the department has incorporated the use of trained citizen scientists to assist in monitoring important wildlife populations, including wolves, since 1995. The volunteer carnivore tracking program was developed to collect wolf presence and count data for use in the state’s wolf monitoring program, promote collaboration among agencies and citizens in monitoring wildlife across the state, and collect monitoring data of other carnivore species on the landscape, including the potential existence of rare species such as Canada lynx, cougar, and wolverine.
Presenter: Annie McDonnell, WI Department of Natural Resources"
Subject
Extension Lakes
Permanent Link
http://digital.library.wisc.edu/1793/95138Type
Article
Description
"Over the past 45 years, the Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources has monitored the state’s dynamic wolf population. We will discuss these monitoring techniques and how the department has incorporated the use of trained citizen scientists to assist in monitoring important wildlife populations, including wolves, since 1995. The volunteer carnivore tracking program was developed to collect wolf presence and count data for use in the state’s wolf monitoring program, promote collaboration among agencies and citizens in monitoring wildlife across the state, and collect monitoring data of other carnivore species on the landscape, including the potential existence of rare species such as Canada lynx, cougar, and wolverine.
Presenter: Annie McDonnell, WI Department of Natural Resources"