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- description: A total of 60 observations of wolf track(s) were recorded and 12 wolves were observed (groups of 3, 3, 4 and.
2) (Figure 2). Tracks were observed along all of the transects flown. As expected, wolf activity was most concentrated in
drainages, i.e. along the Yukon and Nowitna rivers and their tributaries. Although no definitive conclusions can be drawn
from the number of wolves seen, it is highly unlikely that this type of survey would result in nearly 20% of the total wolf
population being observed. This lends further credence to our belief that the wolf numbers derived are minimum estimates.
Known harvest levels for wolves have been relatively low in recent years (3 in 1985, 3 in 1986), although refuge trappers
have reported an increase in wolf numbers. Land and shoot wolf tapping activity has apparently increased on the refuge in
1987, and at least 12 wolves have been harvested this spring. An accurate determination of the Nowitna NWR wolf population
has become necessary in light of the recent decline in the area's moose population.; abstract: A total of 60 observations
of wolf track(s) were recorded and 12 wolves were observed (groups of 3, 3, 4 and. 2) (Figure 2). Tracks were observed along
all of the transects flown. As expected, wolf activity was most concentrated in drainages, i.e. along the Yukon and Nowitna
rivers and their tributaries. Although no definitive conclusions can be drawn from the number of wolves seen, it is highly
unlikely that this type of survey would result in nearly 20% of the total wolf population being observed. This lends further
credence to our belief that the wolf numbers derived are minimum estimates. Known harvest levels for wolves have been relatively
low in recent years (3 in 1985, 3 in 1986), although refuge trappers have reported an increase in wolf numbers. Land and shoot
wolf tapping activity has apparently increased on the refuge in 1987, and at least 12 wolves have been harvested this spring.
An accurate determination of the Nowitna NWR wolf population has become necessary in light of the recent decline in the area's
moose population.
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- Title 1987 wolf survey, Nowitna National Wildlife Refuge.
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