Winter Wolf Ecology Clinic

Join TWIN wolf biologists and field crew for a Wisconsin Wolf Ecology and Management Clinic. Morning lectures will cover wolves’ natural history and biology, wolf management principles, and human value systems – timely and important topics, given wolves’ status as keystone predators and the continuing controversies surrounding these animals.

After lunch, you will head out to wolf territory with TWIN trackers for a close-up look at how wolves navigate and survive on the winter landscape. You will likely encounter wolf tracks, and other species as well, while you learn more about the winter predator/prey dynamic.

Details:

• Ride alongside veteran trackers to conduct a winter carnivore track survey focused on detecting and counting wolves.

• Explore the winter landscape in search of wolf tracks, scent posts, and other signs of the local carnivore population, including coyotes, foxes, and bobcats.

• You might also spot tracks of otters, snowshoe hares, and fishers!