Wolverine Research

We will provide updates of current research projects as they are obtained.

Absaroka-Beartooth Wolverine Project - Spring 2008 Newsletter (Please wait while pdf file loads)

Jeffrey P. Copeland, Wildlife Biologist, Rocky Mountain Research Station
Kerry Murphy, Wildlife Biologist; Yellowstone National Park
Jason Wilmot, Project Field Coordinator

Biomedical Protocol for Free-ranging Brown Bears, Gray Wolves, Wolverines and Lynx - 2008 (Please wait while pdf file loads)

Jon M. Arnemo, Hedmark University College & Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences
Åsa Fahlman, National Veterinary Institute of Sweden
Per Ahlqvist, Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences, Grimsö
Roy Andersen, Norwegian Institute for Nature Research
Henrik Andrén, Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences, Grimsö
Sven Brunberg, The Scandinavian Bear Project
Øistein Høgseth, Norwegian Institute for Nature Research
Arild Landa, Norwegian Institute for Nature Research
Olof Liberg, Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences, Grimsö
Knut Madslien, National Veterinary Institute
John Odden, Norwegian Institute for Nature Research
John D. C. Linnell, Norwegian Institute for Nature Research
Jens Persson, Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences, Grimsö
Peter Segerström, Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences
Thomas H. Strømseth, Hedmark University College
Jon E. Swenson, Norwegian University of Life Sciences

Wolverine Population Assessment in Glacier National Park, Montana - Project Summary and Links to Photos


Jeffrey P. Copeland and Richard Yates, USDA Forest Service, Rocky Mountain Research Station,
Missoula Montana

SE Alaska Mainland Project - 2007 Progress Report (Please wait while pdf file loads)

Audrey Magoun, Executive Director, The Wolverine Foundation, Inc.
Richard Lowell, Wildlife Biologist, Alaska Department of Fish and Game

Alberta Wolverine Experimental Monitoring Project - 2006-2007 Annual Report (Please wait while pdf file loads)

Jason T. Fisher, M.Sc., Ph.D. Cand., Alberta Research Council - Research Ecologist
Steve Bradbury, Ph.D., Alberta Research Council - Research Ecologist
Luke Nolan, Alberta Research Council - Field Biologist
Len Peleshok, Alberta Research Council - Field Biologist
Lisa Wilkinson, M.Sc., Alberta Fish & Wildlife - Species at Risk Biologist

North Cascades Wolverine Study - Pilot Project Report - 08/09/2007 (Please wait while pdf file loads)

Keith Aubry, Research Wildlife Biologist, Pacific Northwest Research Station
Scott Fitkin, Wildlife Biologist, Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife
John Rohrer, Wildlife Biologist, Okanogan-Wenatchee National Forest

Greater Yellowstone Wolverine Study - 2006-07 REPORT (Please wait while pdf file loads)

Robert Inman, M.S., Wildlife Conservation Society - Director & Co-Principal Investigator
Kristine Inman, M.S., Wildlife Conservation Society - Co-Principal Investigator
Tony McCue, Wildlife Conservation Society - Field Biologist
Jenny Bell, Wildlife Conservation Society - Biologist

Ontario Wolverine Habitat Consideration Action Plan - Jan., 2005 (Please wait while pdf file loads)

Magoun, Audrey J., Ph.D. - The Wolverine Foundation, Inc. (TWF): Executive Director
Dawson, Neil - Ontario Ministry of Natural Resources (OMNR): Wildlife Assessment Program Leader, NW Reg.
Ray, Justina C., Ph.D. - Wildlife Conservation Society (WCS): Director, WCS Canada
Bowman, Jeff, Ph.D. - Ontario Ministry of Natural Resources (OMNR): Research Scientist, Wildlife Research and Development Section

** Recent publication:

Magoun, A. J., J. C. Ray, D. S. Johnson, P. Valkenburg, F. N. Dawson, and J. Bowman. 2007. Modeling Wolverine Occurrence Using Aerial Surveys of Tracks in Snow. Journal of Wildlife Management. 71(7):2221-2229.

Sociality in a Solitary Carnivore, the Wolverine (Please wait while pdf file loads)

Fredrik Dalerum, Department of Zoology, Stockholm University, Stockholm, Sweden.

Wolverine Survey Plan for Upper Turnagain Arm and Kenai Mountains, Alaska - May, 2004 Progress Report

Wolverine Survey Plan for Upper Turnagain Arm and Kenai Mountains, Alaska - Oct., 2003

Howard Golden, Alaska Department of Fish and Game
Mike Goldstein, Chugach National Forest
Aaron Poe, Chugach National Forest
John Morton, Kenai National Wildlife Refuge
Ian Martin, Kenai Fjords National Park
Jeff Selinger, Alaska Department of Fish and Game
Rick Sinnott, Alaska Department of Fish and Game

Efficacy of Olfactory-based Lures for the Detection of Wolverine

Jeffrey P. Copeland, USDA Forest Service, Rocky Mountain Research Station, Missoula, MT
Leonard F. Ruggiero, USDA Forest Service, Rocky Mountain Research Station, Missoula, MT
James Claar, USDA Forest Service, Northern Region, Missoula, MT
Kevin McKelvey, USDA Forest Service, Rocky Mountain Research Station, Missoula, MT
John R. Squires, USDA Forest Service, Rocky Mountain Research Station, Missoula, MT
Clinton D. Long, The Wolverine Foundation, Inc., Kuna, ID

Wolverines in a Changing World

Arild Landa, Ph.D., Norwegian Institute for Nature Research (NINA NIKU)
Roel May
Jiska van Dijk
Roy Andersen

The Swedish wolverine project - ecology and conservation

Jens Persson, Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences

Historical Biogeography of the Wolverine in the United States

Kevin S. McKelvey, Keith B. Aubry and Pilar T. Rivera, USDA Forest Service, Rocky Mountain Research Station, Missoula Montana

Wolverine Ecology in Plateau and Foothill Landscapes

Eric C. Lofroth, Ministry of Environment, Lands and Parks, Victoria, BC.

Wolverine Project: Ecology of Captive-born Kits Raised in Natural Habitat

Audrey J. Magoun, Ph.D., Director, The Wolverine Foundation, Inc.

Wolverine Ecology and Habitat Use in the North Columbia Mountains, B.C.

John Krebs and Dave Lewis, Columbia Basin Fish & Wildlife Compensation Program, Nelson, B.C.

Population Ecology of Wolverines within Kobuk Valley National Park and Selawik National Wildlife Refuge

Brad Shults, Western Arctic National Parklands
Gene Peltola, Selawik National Wildlife Refuge
Jerrold Belant, Denali National Park and Preserve
Kyran Kunkel, Alaska System Support Office

Furbearer Management Technique Development (Research Progress Report, ADF&G)

Howard N. Golden, Alaska Department of Fish and Game.