Counting Wolves & Other Carnivores (with a little help from our friends) Jane E. Wiedenhoeft Sarah Boles Adrian P. Wydeven.

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Counting Wolves & Other Carnivores (with a little help from our friends) Jane E. Wiedenhoeft Sarah Boles Adrian P. Wydeven

Welcome to Wisconsin Volunteer Carnivore Tracking Program

Who made this trail?

Who Can Become a Volunteer Tracker?

What’s Expected of Volunteer Trackers? ò1. Attend training - Wolf Ecology Workshop Track Training Course

Wolf Ecology Workshops

Wisconsin Canids F4 h4 C Gray Wolf Coyote Dog Red Fox Gray Fox Track Training Courses

Track Test

What is Expected of Volunteer Trackers? 1. Attend training ò2. Conduct 3 good track surveys following DNR guidelines

What is Expected of Volunteer Trackers? 1. Attend training 2. Conduct 3 track surveys ò3. Notify coordinator of 1st wolf, or any other rare species tracks you encounter

Jane Wiedenhoeft VT 2 wolves - tx 1637N1E Price Cross Cut Rd. 1 mi. east of Phillips Went into tag alders along creek , ~8:00 a.m. 4”3.5” Yes - attached Tx of 2 wolves crossed the road traveling along the creek. Scat on road Park Falls DNR

What is Expected of Volunteer Trackers? 1. Attend training 2. Conduct 3 track surveys 3. Notify coordinator of 1st wolf, or any other rare species tracks you encounter ò4. Turn in results of your surveys on time

Goals ò1. To determine wolf numbers, distribution, breeding status, & identify wolf packs.

No. of wolves No. of packs

Goals 1. To determine wolf numbers, distribution, breeding status, & identify wolf packs. ò2. To develop an index of the abundance and distribution of other carnivore species.

Goals 1. To determine wolf numbers, distribution, breeding status, & identify wolf packs. 2. To develop an index of the abundance and distribution of other carnivore species. ò3. To determine the existence of rare carnivores such as lynx & puma.

More wolves in more places Limited # of DNR trackers No extra

Initially from wolf ecology workshops Personal contacts News articles Radio Pamphlet Website

How Many Volunteers? From > 450 volunteers > 5,000 hours > 40,000 km

Winter Track Surveys in Wisconsin by WDNR and Volunteers

Survey Blocks Tracked by DNR & Volunteers

Can we use the Data Volunteers Collect?

Tracks Detected/100 miles ( ) Co-surveyed blocks Untrained volunteers54% of WDNR rate Trained volunteers70% of WDNR rate

Wolf Detection Rates Volunteer vs. DNR Trackers in Co-Surveyed Blocks

Wolf Detection Rates DNR vs. Volunteer Trackers With Varying Experience

HOW DO WE USE VOLUNTEER DATA? HTo provide information for survey blocks DNR trackers don’t survey H To alert DNR to wolf activity in new areas H To help estimate the state’s wolf population, distribution, and breeding status when volunteers have adequate training & experience

More survey blocks More training Proving the data is useable Communication Regional coordinators

Where do we go from Here? More volunteer administration Recognitions Certification of trackers? Changes in wolf monitoring Population estimate vs. counts