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Mammals of the Great Lakes Region What's New | General Resources | Wolves | Related Resources Wildlife: Amphibians and Reptiles | Birds | Fish | Insects | Mammals 
What's New Ruling puts wolves back on threatened list Alexandria Echo Press (10/10) Minnesota's wolves have returned to the federal threatened species list following a federal judge's ruling September 29 that rescinded a U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service's 2007 decision to delist the western Great Lakes population of gray wolves. EDITORIAL: Setback in state’s wolf management The Bemidji Pioneer (10/3) After years of working on a plan to remove the timber wolf in Minnesota from the endangered species list and still keep a healthy population, a federal court judge in Washington overturned that effort, negating all that work. More to be known about CWD Detroit Free Press (10/2) One of the nation's leading authorities on chronic wasting disease says that while mucous from a deer's nose can spread the disease, it isn't the most dangerous source of infection. Court: Great Lakes wolf returns to endangered list The Associated Press (9/29) A federal court Monday overturned the Bush administration's decision to remove gray wolves in the western Great Lakes region from the endangered species list. Three moose sightings reported in northern Wisconsin The Leader-Telegram (9/25) State biologists have received reports of moose wandering around northwestern Wisconsin, with one seen near Grantsburg and possibly two young bull moose in Sawyer and Taylor counties.
General Resources Canada's Aquatic Environments: Mammals University of Guelph, Ontario All About Mammals, species descriptions and more. Faunmap Illinois State Museum FAUNMAP is an electronic database documenting the late Quaternary distribution of mammal species in the United States. The primary purpose of this database is to investigate the evolution of mammalian communities. Illinois Natural History Survey Mammal Collection Illinois Natural History Survey The 1087 catalogued specimens (skins and skulls combined) of 91 species from 21 families are used as comparative material to identify specimens brought to the Survey. Eighty-four percent of the collection is from Illinois.
Wolves International Wolf Center The center, based in Ely, Minnesota, supports the survival of wolves by being a focal point for worldwide environmental education about the wolf, the wolf's interrelationships with other species, and its role within human cultures. Moose and Wolves on Isle Royale Earthwatch Background and opportunities to participate in the longest study of large mammals ever undertaken. Track Wild Wolves in the Superior National Forest International Wolf Center Collected as part of a project by the U.S. Geological Survey's Biological Resources Division, these data can be used to monitor the movements of these animals with the assistance of a Superior National Forest map. Wolves in the Upper Great Lakes Northern Michigan University, Seaborg Center Information on the differences between wolves and coyotes, range and history of wolves in Michigan and more.
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