Effects of industry on wolverine (Gulo gulo) ecology in the boreal forest of northern Alberta ...

• Main Authors: Scrafford, Matthew, Boyce, Mark
• Format: Dataset
• Language: unknown
• Published: Borealis 2023
• Subjects: Canada; British Columbia; Gulo gulo
• Online Access: https://dx.doi.org/10.5683/sp3/hc1d3p; https://borealisdata.ca/citation?persistentId=doi:10.5683/SP3/HC1D3P

The wolverine is valued by both the trapping and conservation communities for their symbolization of wilderness. In Canada, wolverines are considered a species of Special Concern. In Alberta, wolverines are functionally extinct from central and southeast regions while populations that remain in the north and west May be at Risk. The uncertainty in Alberta’s current risk assessment is because wolverines are Data Deficient in the province. Conducting research on wolverines that will contribute to updating ecological risk assessments is critical for the conservation of the species. One of the greatest ecological threats to wolverines in northern Alberta and British Columbia is displacement and mortality caused by resource extraction and human access. This PhD research is focused on the effects of the oil/gas and forestry industries on wolverine ecology. Specifically, patterns of industrial traffic and land use influence wolverine movements and wolverine food habits and den-site selection were of interest. We ...