Voyageurs Wolf Project
@VoyaWolfProject
The official Twitter account of the Voyageurs Wolf Project, which studies wolves in the Greater Voyageurs Ecosystem, MN.
A collection of neat, rarely seen moments from the Northwoods of Minnesota! That is, these are some highlights from our ~350 cameras deployed in the field last summer. Will be curious to hear what folks think is the ‘best’ clip…always hard for us to decide. Big thanks to the…
Wolf or coyote pup? Image taken on July 13 in middle of the Biondich Pack. We know the answer so not asking for assistance but rather figured it would be a fun little test for folks who like to test their canid ID skills.
At 7 months old, these pups from the Stub-tail Pack both suffered substantial back leg injuries, and one survived from the injury, the other likely did not. In early November 2024, one pup appears to have broken its back left leg with the skin on the back of the leg looking as…
How do wolves find hidden deer fawns? There is a popular notion that fawns are scentless, meaning predators, like wolves, cannot find them via scent. And if wolves cannot detect fawns via scent, then they must detect them via sight. So we investigated this by examining how…
Field expedition update: we had 240 people donate Tuesday to enter the raffle for 2 free field expedition spots for this summer/fall. The winner of the field expedition raffle was Abbeah Navasca from North Dakota! Congrats Abbeah! We still have some open spots on 3 of our 5…
WOOP WOOP!!! Our biggest fundraising effort to date is officially in the books and was a resounding success! Thanks SSSSOOO much to the 3,091 folks who donated and supported the project! The continued generosity of so many people is really astounding to us and we are so…
Just **1.4%** to go now! If 78 generous people donate $25—less than a tank of gas—we reach our goal! Help us finish this thing off today!! Donate here (and get a sticker for doing so): crowdfund.umn.edu/campaigns/VWP2…
ONLY 2.9% TO GO!! So close!!! Just need 159 generous folks to donate $25 at the link below and we hit our fundraising goal! Support our work, get this cool sticker, and help us cross the finish line! Donate here: crowdfund.umn.edu/campaigns/VWP2…
Some have stated our project is supported by liberal tree-hugging private donors (and therefore our work is woefully biased). And we have no doubt we have some donors who fall into that camp, which is great! But, who are the people who actually donate and make the VWP a reality?…
