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• Big Horn Sheep
• Bull Trout Study
• Connectivity Corridor
• Grizzly and Black Bear Research Project
• Northern Hawk Owl
• Wildlife Assessment
• Wolverine Project
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  Wolverine Project

The Glacier National Park Wolverine Research Project has just completed its third full year of study. During that time 19 wolverine were captured and fitted with radio collars and DNA was analyzed for 20 individuals. Home ranges and habitat information were calculated for several adults and mortality data were collected for five individuals (juveniles and sub-adults). Reproductive den sites were documented for two different females over three different denning seasons, representing 50% of the dens ever found in the continental U.S. This project has been very successful thus far and needs to be continued into the future. Our proposal for the next three years is to outfit known study animals with GPS transmitters to obtain detailed location information. This will include information on reproductive den sites, avoidance of— or attraction to— human use areas, sociality of wolverine, characteristics of travel routes and specific food habits. Information of this magnitude has never been obtained for wolverine in the U.S. because of the remote and rugged terrain which they inhabit, their elusive nature, small population size and uncanny mobility. This information will be key to developing a management plan for conserving wolverine and their habitat in the park and surrounding lands.

 
 
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