CANADA
Northwest Territories / Nunavut / Yukon / British Columbia / Alberta / Saskatchewan / Manitoba / Ontario / Quebec / Labrador & Newfoundland / Nova Scotia
Ecoregions of Manitoba
Mid-Continental Canadian forests, Midwestern Canadian Shield forests, Northern Canadian Shield taiga, Southern Hudson Bay taiga, Western Great Lakes forests, Canadian aspen forests and parklands ,Northern mixed grasslands, Northern tall grasslands, Low Arctic tundra
Wolves in Protected Areas of Manitoba
Wolves in Riding Mountain National Park
Wapusk National Park
Grass River Provincial Park
Whiteshell Provincial Park
Basket Lake Wildlife Management Area
Caribou Herds in Manitoba
Boreal Woodland Caribou – Wabowden, Wapisu, Owl-Flintstone, Atiko, Bloodvein, Owl Lake, Aikens Lake, North Interlake, Kississing-Naosap
Barren -Ground Caribou – Qamanirjuaq
forest-tundra ecotypes – Pen Island, Cape Churchill
Gray Wolf (Canis lupus)
Northwestern Gray Wolf (Canis lupus occidentalis)
Great Lakes Boreal Wolf (Canis lupus x Canis lycaon)
Eastern Timber Wolf (Canis lycaon or Canis lupus lycaon)
Population Statistics [4,000- 6,000 estimate]
Reconstructing the summer diet of wolves in a complex multi-ungulate system in northern Manitoba, Canada. Moayeri, M., 2013
Legal Status; Game species throughout.
Resources
Manitoba Government
Parks Canada Riding National Park
Water Stewardship and Biodiversity Division
Manitoba Government – Predator Attacks on Livestock Information
Manitoba Government – Sustainable Development – Boreal Woodland Caribou
Manitoba Government (Wildlife and Fisheries) – The Endangered Species and Ecosystems Act.
Treaty Relations Commission of Manitoba
“Manitoba’s Provincial Forests” (PDF). Manitoba Forestry Branch – Publications. Government of Manitoba.
“Ecological Reserves”. Government of Manitoba.
Organizations
International Wolf Center – Manitoba
Canadian Parks and Wilderness Society: Manitoba (Canada)
Manitoba / Canadian News Resources & Publications
Manitoba Co-operator (Winnipeg, Manitoba, CA)
ChrisD (Winnipeg, Manitoba, CA)
Thompson Citizen (Thompson, Manitoba, CA)
Winnipeg Sun (Winnipeg, Manitoba, CA)
CBC NewsManitoba (Manitoba, CA)
The Winnipeg Free Press (Winnipeg, Manitoba)
LATEST MANITOBA NEWS LATEST CANADIAN NEWS
Wolf and Wildlife News from Manitoba
- Into the wild in search of cloud wolves: A new citizen science project launches in remote Manitoba | Toronto Star
11th Jan 2022
- The First Ever Case of CWD Is Reported in Manitoba, and in More Wyoming Elk Units | Outdoor Life
06th Nov 2021
- Wolf population rebounds in RMNP – Brandon Sun
07th Aug 2020
- Studying the wolves of Riding Mountain National Park | Manitoba Co-operator
07th Aug 2020
Journal Articles
[PDF] Influence of disturbance and potential predator effects on the persistence of boreal woodland caribou (Rangifer tarandus caribou) in Manitoba
D Schindler – 2018
Impacts on declining moose populations in southeastern Manitoba. Shura C, Roth J. Proceedings of Manitoba’s Undergraduate Science and Engineering Research. 2018 Apr
Alternative prey use affects helminth parasite infections in grey wolves. Friesen OC, Roth JD. Journal of Animal Ecology. 2016 Sep
Grey wolf selection for moose calves and factors influencing prey species consumption in southeastern Manitoba. Naaykens T, Roth JD, Dupont D. Proceedings of Manitoba’s Undergraduate Science and Engineering Research. 2016 Dec
Parasite data and stable isotope ratios from wolves in southeastern Manitoba. Friesen, O. and Roth, J., 2016
Stress response of boreal woodland caribou, moose, and wolves to disturbance in eastern Manitoba. Ewacha, M., 2016
Reconstructing the summer diet of wolves in a complex multi-ungulate system in northern Manitoba, Canada. Moayeri, M., 2013
Dispersal in a plain landscape: short-distance genetic differentiation in southwestern Manitoba wolves, Stronen AV, Forbes GJ, Paquet PC, Goulet G, Sallows T, Musiani M. Canada. Conservation Genetics. 2012 Apr
Landscape resistance to dispersal: simulating long-term effects of human disturbance on a small and isolated wolf population in southwestern Manitoba, Canada. Stronen AV, Schumaker NH, Forbes GJ, Paquet PC, Brook RK. Environmental monitoring and assessment. 2012 Nov
Interactions of wolves and polar bears in northern Manitoba. Ramsay MA, Stirling I. Journal of Mammalogy. 1984 Nov
Helminths in coyotes (Canis latrans Say), wolves (Canis lupus L.), and red foxes (Vulpes vulpes L.) of southwestern Manitoba. Samuel WM, Ramalingam S, Carbyn LN. Canadian Journal of Zoology. 1978 Dec
The ecology of the timber wolf (Canis lupus Linn.) in southern Manitoba: wilderness, recreational and agricultural aspects. Hill, E.L., 1979.