Wolf conservation continues

[Lee Borgersen]

     MN DNR
                 Wolf conservation continues to be a DNR priority.


Although federal Endangered Species Act protections for wolves ended on Jan. 4, Minnesota laws have and will continue to protect wolves and ensure the responsible stewardship of this important wildlife species. These existing laws protect wolves while addressing conflicts with livestock and pets.
 
 
View da full scoop at.......  https://www.dnr.state.mn.us/wolves/index.html

[Steve-o]

Where Northwoods Wilderness Is Lost, Wolves Kill More Fawns

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A collaborative research effort involving the University of Minnesota, Northern Michigan University, the University of Manitoba, Voyageurs National Park, and the Voyageurs Wolf Project has recently published new evidence that human alterations to forested ecosystems might also tip the scales in favor of one of a whitetail’s biggest predators.

The study, published in the October issue of research journal Ecological Applications, found that wolves prey on more whitetail fawns in areas where humans have impacted historically forested landscapes. Areas with clear-cuts, recently constructed roads and trails, urban sprawl, new human infrastructure, and other anthropogenic changes actually seem to create hotbeds for deer. And in the Upper Midwest where wolf populations are strong, wherever deer go, their canine predators aren’t far behind.

“When we put all of the pieces together, it is pretty clear that the cumulative effects of all major aspects of human activity in the Northwoods—logging, infrastructure development, and road and trail development—have fundamentally changed where and how wolves hunt deer fawns here,” said Sean Johnson-Bice, a University of Manitoba Ph.D. candidate and co-lead author of the study. “The rules of this predator-prey game change when people alter ecosystems, and it’s possible we have created conditions that may have tipped the scales in the predators’ favor.”

[Pulleye16]

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(BTW, worse edited photo I've seen...LOL)

[Steve-o]

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(BTW, worse edited photo I've seen...LOL)

You're not wrong, but if you open the link, the OutdoorLife.com article has this caption under the picture...

"This composite photo shows a female wolf carrying a whitetail fawn down a trail in June 2023. Voyageurs Wolf Project"