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Wolves of the Greater Voyageurs Ecosystem

Photographs of the wolves and their prey in the Greater Voyageurs Ecosystem.

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Wolf V084 is the breeding female of the Cranberry Bay Pack, one of the most remote packs in the Greater Voyageurs Ecosystem.

Wolf V028, the breeding male of the Moose River Pack until 2018, was photographed here on a remote camera. Remote cameras are an invaluable tool for studying wolves in densely forested areas like Voyageurs.

Wolves of the Greater Voyageurs Ecosystem

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From the Field

A collection of images from our time in the field studying the wolves of the Greater Voyageurs Ecosystem.

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To study the reproductive ecology of wolves, we visit dens to count the number of pups and to tag the individual pups with pit-tags. This work helps us understand many aspects of wolf reproduction, including wolf pup survival.

Austin Homkes carefully collects a blood sample from Wolf V055 of the Sheep Ranch Pack. Blood samples can be used for genetics, diet, and disease/parasite screenings.

We collared this young yearling wolf, Wolf V095, in Spring 2020. We then studied the predation behavior of this wolf from April to October.

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The Greater Voyageurs Ecosystem

Photographs of the Greater Voyageurs Ecosystem taken while doing fieldwork

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The colors of beaver ponds in the fall are remarkable. This shot was taken while doing our annual beaver population survey of the Greater Voyageurs Ecosystem.

One of the >1,000 active beaver lodges in the Greater Voyageurs Ecosystem.

Beautiful sunsets over the lake are never in short supply in the Greater Voyageurs Ecosystem.

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VOYAGEURS WOLF PROJECT

PHOTOGRAPHS

Wolves of the Greater Voyageurs Ecosystem

Wolf V084

Wolf V028

Wolves of the Greater Voyageurs Ecosystem

From the Field

Tagging wolf pups

Drawing Blood

Collaring wolves

The Greater Voyageurs Ecosystem

Beaver Pond from the Air

Beaver Lodge

Northwoods Sunset