The Wolverine Foundation

A non-profit organization comprised of wildlife scientists with a common interest in the wolverine.

THE WOLVERINE FOUNDATION

Promoting Science-Based Management Of Wolverines Across Their Global Range

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Jeffrey P. Copeland

Idaho Department of Fish and Game (Retired)
USDA Forest Service, Rocky Mountain Research Station (Retired)
Tetonia, Idaho, USA

Jeff Copeland has been involved in wolverine research for over 20 years as a research biologist for Idaho Fish and Game and the Forest Service’s Rocky Mountain Research Station in Missoula, Montana prior to retirement in 2010.  He has led efforts to develop wolverine detection methodology, and wolverine ecology studies in central Idaho, western Wyoming, Glacier National Park, and Yellowstone National Park.  Jeff’s work is widely published in peer-reviewed journals and popular articles, and has been featured in the Discovery, Animal Planet, and PBS Nature

John KrebsJohn A. Krebs
B.C. Ministry of Forests, Lands and Natural Resource Operations
Cranbrook, British Columbia, Canada

John has been involved in wolverine research since 1994. Working closely with other researchers in Canada and the US, John has authored and co-authored several publications focusing on mortality rates and causes, habitat use, density and distribution, food habits and field capture techniques. Recently, John has been providing advice and support to slightly less exciting but informative DNA-based inventory projects in SE British Columbia. John is currently working in a senior fish and wildlife management position within the provincial government.

Wayne MelquistDr. Wayne Melquist
Idaho Department of Fish and Game, Retired
Port Angeles, Washington, USA

Wayne retired from full-time work in 2007 as a Research Associate Professor at the University of Idaho in Moscow, a position he held since retiring in January 2003 from the Idaho Department of Fish and Game where he served as State Nongame Wildlife Manager.  Wayne’s experience extends across multiple species including wolverines, fishers, river otters, wolves, ospreys, moose, elk, deer, reptiles, and amphibians, and has carried him from South and Central America where he worked on spotted cats and river otter to grizzly bear surveys in Idaho.

Arild-wolv-valp-2Dr. Arild Landa
Norwegian Institute for Nature Research
Trondheim, Norway

Arild Landa has been engaged in field research on large carnivores since 1982. Since 1990 he has carried out a number of large projects on wolverines and Arctic fox in Norway, – and muskoxen and caribou in Greenland. Landa is educated from the Norwegian University of Science and Technology and received his PhD on wolverines in 1997. Landa has experience as head of research at Greenland Institute of Natural Resources and Norwegian Institute for Nature Research (NINA). Today he is a senior scientist at NINA.  Dr. Landa has a comprehensive scientific and popular science background as well as being an author of general literature.

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Wolverine News

Address change

January 24, 2025

Please note that our address has changed. Our Executive Director, Rebecca Watters, recently resigned so we are moving our address, hopefully temporarily, back to Idaho until we find a new E.D. … [Read More...]

Wolverine Listed as Threatened Under the US Endangered Species Act

December 2, 2023

On November 29th, 2023, wolverines received protections under the US Endangered Species Act. Wolverines have been petitioned for listing under the act several times in the past, and have been denied … [Read More...]

Remembering a great wolverine fan

December 30, 2021

EO Wilson died this week at 92. The wolverine was one of his favorite animals, and his ecological theories contributed to how we think about them. Read more here: https://conta.cc/31cDZb1 … [Read More...]

Wolverine News – Fall 2019

December 3, 2019

Our fall 2019 newsletter is here. We consider the state of the US listing decision, welcome an intern, and prepare 35 pairs of skis to deliver to rangers in Mongolia. Read more here. … [Read More...]

Wolverine-Winter Recreation Final Report Available Now

December 15, 2017

The Wolverine Foundation has proudly supported the Wolverine-Winter Recreation Project, which looked at the effects of motorized and non-motorized backcountry recreation on wolverines. We're excited … [Read More...]

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