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Mammals of the Great Lakes Region What's New | General Resources | Wolves | Related Resources Wildlife: Amphibians and Reptiles | Birds | Fish | Insects | Mammals 
What's New Researchers: No pups born to Isle Royale wolves in past year The Associated Press (3/26) The gray wolves in Isle Royale National Park are increasingly threatened, scientists said Monday, with no pups spotted during the past year and concern growing that the animals may have stopped reproducing. EDITORIAL: Too soon for a wolf hunting season Lansing State Journal (11/17) Not even a full year after the federal government took the gray wolf off its endangered species list for the Great Lakes region, some want a wolf hunting season in Michigan. It is simply too soon. Michiganders must be patient while wildlife officials continue to educate farmers and other landowners about alternatives. Beluga sightings put spotlight on a species in distress The Montreal Gazette (10/11) Siting a beluga whale in the St. Lawrence River near Montreal, Quebec, can be exciting. However, the animals are 350 kilometers from their normal habitat, and likely in distress. Tribes oppose wolf hunt Interlochen Public Radio (9/6) An animal that’s a symbol of the wild, and once nearly exterminated, has repopulated the upper Great Lakes region. In fact, the gray wolf exceeded recovery goals, times ten, over the last decade. And now wolves are doing so well, states that manage them are opening hunting seasons on them. Chippewa tribes oppose state wolf hunt Leader-Telegram (8/15) Chippewa tribes in Wisconsin, Minnesota and Michigan have asked the state Department of Natural Resources to prohibit the killing of wolves in the ceded territory of northern Wisconsin during a planned wolf hunt this fall. With Minnesota wolf hunt a reality, DNR is working on logistics Duluth News Tribune (5/5) Minnesotans will be able to hunt and trap wolves legally for the first time in 38 years this fall, and the Department of Natural Resources is hustling to put the framework and mechanics of the season together.
General Resources Canada's Aquatic Environments: Mammals University of Guelph, Ontario All About Mammals, species descriptions and more. Faunmap Illinois State Museum FAUNMAP is an electronic database documenting the late Quaternary distribution of mammal species in the United States. The primary purpose of this database is to investigate the evolution of mammalian communities. Illinois Natural History Survey Mammal Collection Illinois Natural History Survey The 1087 catalogued specimens (skins and skulls combined) of 91 species from 21 families are used as comparative material to identify specimens brought to the Survey. Eighty-four percent of the collection is from Illinois.
Wolves International Wolf Center The center, based in Ely, Minnesota, supports the survival of wolves by being a focal point for worldwide environmental education about the wolf, the wolf's interrelationships with other species, and its role within human cultures. Moose and Wolves on Isle Royale Earthwatch Background and opportunities to participate in the longest study of large mammals ever undertaken. Track Wild Wolves in the Superior National Forest International Wolf Center Collected as part of a project by the U.S. Geological Survey's Biological Resources Division, these data can be used to monitor the movements of these animals with the assistance of a Superior National Forest map. Wolves in the Upper Great Lakes Northern Michigan University, Seaborg Center Information on the differences between wolves and coyotes, range and history of wolves in Michigan and more.
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