Protected Areas in the Lake Superior BasinProtected Areas in the Lake Superior Basin

Pukaskwa National Park Coastal Pukaskwa National Park Coastal SettingSetting

Landsat Satellite Image of Pukaskwa Landsat Satellite Image of Pukaskwa National Park and Greater Park EcosystemNational Park and Greater Park Ecosystem

Greater Park EcosystemGreater Park Ecosystem

Who’s whoWho’s who

Moose in typical habitatMoose in typical habitat

Watching for MatesWatching for Mates

Tracking DinnerTracking Dinner

Predator-Prey Interactions with climatic Predator-Prey Interactions with climatic conditionsconditions

Shore-fast Ice Shore-fast Ice FormationFormation

Solidifying Shore IceSolidifying Shore Ice

Caribou Aggregation travelling the Caribou Aggregation travelling the iceice

Resulting PredationResulting Predation

Watch and Wait CaptureWatch and Wait Capture

Caribou Corral TrapCaribou Corral Trap

Water Capture techniqueWater Capture technique

Male caribou speeding awayMale caribou speeding away

Radio Collared Female with Calf and Radio Collared Female with Calf and Pursuing MalePursuing Male

Swimming Male CaribouSwimming Male Caribou

Aerial Net CaptureAerial Net Capture

Alpha Wolf on a LakeAlpha Wolf on a Lake

Netted Female MooseNetted Female Moose

Radio Collar AttachedRadio Collar Attached

Monitoring and Finding the animalsMonitoring and Finding the animals

Busy TimesBusy Times

Russell’s DemiseRussell’s Demise

Life DataLife Data

MortalitiesMortalities

March Death on the IceMarch Death on the Ice

Cooperation with TrappersCooperation with Trappers

Results and Interpretation: Wolf Results and Interpretation: Wolf PacksPacks

Surveying, Big and smallSurveying, Big and small

Test Your Powers of ObservationTest Your Powers of Observation

Surveying the MinutaeSurveying the Minutae

Trying Hard to Find CaribouTrying Hard to Find Caribou

Coastal ‘Balds’ : Caribou HabitatCoastal ‘Balds’ : Caribou Habitat

Otter CoveOtter Cove

Otter Island, Cove, and HeadOtter Island, Cove, and Head

Moose SurveysMoose Surveys

Results over the YearsResults over the Years

Wolf travel RoutesWolf travel Routes

Imagined Caribou HabitatImagined Caribou Habitat

Arboreal (tree) Lichen FoodArboreal (tree) Lichen Food

Food for the Masses, Food for the Masses, above…..above…..

……..and Below..and Below

Landscape Scale PressuresLandscape Scale Pressures

How we use the LandHow we use the Land

Wild WeatherWild Weather

Dedicated to Bear DogDedicated to Bear Dog