Scientists have found that humans account for 67% of wolf mortality, and poaching is the dominant cause of wolf mortality, even though wolves in Wisconsin, Michigan and Minnesota are mostly afforded some level of federal protection.
At this year’s Great Lakes Wolf Symposium at Northland College in Ashland, Wisconsin, University of Michigan Department of Fish and Wildlife graduate student Alejandra Perez presented her work on how wolves are faring in the Great Lakes region and how researchers are assessing changes in survival and mortality wolves over the years.
Study shows Great Lakes wolf survival is unrelated to the animal’s federally listed status
