Title
Surveying and Monitoring Wolverines in Ontario and Other Lowland, Boreal Forest Habitats - Recommendations and Protocols
Author(s)
Erin L. Koen, Justina C. Ray, Jeff Bowman, F. Neil Dawson, Audrey J. Magoun
Published
2008
Abstract
This Northwest Science and Information (NWSI) Field Guide describes the plight of the threatened wolverine and recommendations for monitoring wolverine populations to inform an effective recovery strategy. This document describes techniques for monitoring wolverine populations including aerial track surveys, interviews with local trappers, hair snares, remote cameras, live-trapping, and radio telemetry. Recommendations are made on appropriate techniques based on scale and objectives and survey methods are described for use by conservation managers.
Keywords
Wolverine; Ontario; Boreal; Forest
Full Citation
Koen, E.L., J.C. Ray, J. Bowman, F.N. Dawson, and A.J. Magoun. 2008. Surveying and monitoring wolverines in Ontario and other lowland, boreal forest habitats: Recommendations and protocols. Ont. Min. Natur. Resour., Northwest Sci. and Info. Thunder Bay, Ont. NWSI Field Guide FG-06 94 pp. + append.
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