central idaho wolverine and winter recreation research project
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Central Idaho Wolverine and Winter Recreation Research Project. Funded By Round River Conservation and USFS. Gulo gulo The largest land dwelling member of the weasel family. -Animals have distinct white markings on body which act as a fingerprint unique to each individual. - PowerPoint PPT PresentationTRANSCRIPT
CENTRAL IDAHO WOLVERINE AND WINTER RECREATION RESEARCH PROJECTFunded By Round River Conservation and USFS
-Animals have distinct white markings on body which act as a fingerprint unique to each individual.-An adult can be over 40” long and weigh from 20 to 50 lbs.
Gulo guloThe largest land dwelling member of the weasel family
Primary Food Sources
Skunk Beaver Follow Your Nose
A strong sense of smell leads them to dig holes in the snow to find food sources
This animal is feeding on a piece of road kill elk hind quarter
Carrion: The decaying carcass of a dead animal (caro =
meat)
Where are Wolverines Found?
Idaho has Southern Most Range
Winter 2010 Research
Winter recreation overlapping winter home ranges of three known pairs of wolverines All s females
prepared den sites F3 showed more
movement than F1 and F2
F3 showed viable reproductively
F2 showed viable reproductively, lower rate
F1 showed no viable reproductively, however den site was prepared
Mating Occurs in Summer Implantation of
embryo is stayed until early winter
Gestation period is 30 – 50 days
2-3 Kits are born in spring
Females will often not produce young if food is scarce
Hair Snares Capture DNA
One animals range over a 42 day period
Other Visitors to Trap Sites
More Gulos
More Gulos
A day in the life of a technician
Questions?