CANADA
Northwest Territories / Nunavut / Yukon / British Columbia / Alberta / Saskatchewan / Manitoba / Ontario / Quebec / Labrador & Newfoundland / Nova Scotia
Ecoregions of Quebec
Central Canadian Shield forests, Eastern Canadian forests, Eastern Canadian Shield taiga, Southern Hudson Bay taiga, Eastern forest–boreal transition, Eastern Great Lakes lowland forests, Gulf of St. Lawrence lowland forests, New England-Acadian forests, Low Arctic tundra, Middle Arctic tundra, Torngat Mountain tundra
Wolves in National Parks and Protected Areas of Quebec
Parc National du Mont-Tremblant (Québec, Canada)
Gray Wolf (Canis lupus)
Loup Gris (Francais)
Labrador Wolf (Canis lupus labradorius)
Great Lakes Boreal Wolf (Canis lupus x Canis lycaon)
Eastern Timber Wolf (Canis lycaon or Canis lupus lycaon)
Population Statistics [7,000 estimate]
Statistiques Démographiques
Legal Status; Game species throughout except for very small federal areas.
Statut Légal; Espèces de gibier.
Resources
Ressources
Forêts, Faune et Parcs Quebec
Sépaq Network Quebec
Organizations
Organisations
La Clan des Loups d’Amerique du Nord
Quebec / Canadian News Resources & Publications
Ressources et des Publications
Le Devoir (Quebec, Canada)
Radio Canada International (Montreal, Quebec)
Le Journal de Montreal (Montreal, Quebec)
La Presse (Canada)
LATEST QUEBEC NEWS
LATEST CANADIAN NEWS
Wolf and Wildlife News from Quebec
- Ours to Save: The Case for the Algonquin Wolf | Alternatives Journal
20th Aug 2020
- Ecological issues related to second-growth boreal forest management in eastern Quebec, Canada: Expert perspectives from a Delphi process – ScienceDirect
07th Aug 2020
- Quebec’s plan to protect caribou by killing wolves sparks criticism – Montreal | Globalnews.ca
07th Aug 2020
- Refuge Pageau founder, ‘wolf whisperer’ Michel Pageau dead at 75 – Montreal | CBC News
09th Oct 2016
Journal Articles
Wolf habitat selection in relation to recreational structures in a national park. Malcolm K, Cheveau M, St-Laurent MH.Journal of Mammalogy. 2020 Oct
Echinococcus in wild canids in Québec (Canada) and Maine (USA). Schurer JM, Bouchard E, Bryant A, Revell S, Chavis G, Lichtenwalner A, Jenkins EJ. PLoS neglected tropical diseases. 2018 Aug
Space use by gray wolves (Canis lupus) in response to simulated howling: a case study and a call for further investigation. Leblond M, Dussault C, St-Laurent MH. Canadian Journal of Zoology. 2017
ABSTRACT
Simulated wolf howling sessions are a popular ecotourism activity, but no exhaustive evaluation has been made on their potential impacts on wolf ecology. We evaluated the effects of simulated wolf howling sessions on the space use of gray wolves (Canis lupus L., 1758) in the Montmorency Forest (Quebec, Canada). Although we equipped 22 individuals with GPS collars from 2005 to 2008, only four wolves could potentially hear our 20 simulated howls (July to October 2008). We used power analyses to select two spatiotemporal scales of analysis with sufficient location data to investigate wolf reactions. We evaluated the distance and orientation of wolf movements relative to howling stations, their movement rates, and their mean distance to other collared pack members, which we used as an index of pack cohesion. We found that wolves approached howling stations (at both scales) and were closer to other pack members (at broad scale only) after simulated howls. The reactions of wolves were of relatively low magnitude, and we conclude that simulated howling sessions were unlikely to have strong negative impacts on the movement patterns of wolves. We encourage future studies to evaluate the effects of simulated howling on the activity levels and fine-scale space use by wolves.
Recent occurrences of wild-origin wolves (Canis spp.) in Canada south of the St. Lawrence River revealed by stable isotope and genetic analysis
DF McAlpine, DX Soto, LY Rutledge… – The Canadian …, 2016
Caribou avoiding wolves face increased predation by bears–C aught between S cylla and C harybdis
M Leblond, C Dussault, JP Ouellet… – Journal of Applied …, 2016
Cooperative hunting of Canada geese (Branta canadensis) by gray wolves (Canis lupus) in northern Quebec
TC Nichols – The Canadian Field-Naturalist, 2015
Cumulative effects of forestry on habitat use by gray wolf (Canis lupus) in the boreal forest
M Houle, D Fortin, C Dussault, R Courtois… – Landscape ecology, 2010
Summer food habits of gray wolves in the boreal forest of the Lac Jacques-Cartier highlands, Québec
JP Tremblay, H Jolicoeur, R Lemieux – Alces, 2001 – Alces
Status and conservation of the gray wolf (Canis lupus) in wildlife reserves of Québec
S Larivière, H Jolicoeur, M Crête – Biological Conservation, 2000 – Elsevier
Echinococcus granulosus (Cestoda: Taeniidae) infections and moose – wolf population dynamics in southwestern Quebec
F Messier, ME Rau, MA McNeill – Canadian Journal of …, 1989 – NRC Research Pres
Evaluation of indices of gray wolf, Canis lupus, density in hardwood-conifer forests of southwestern Quebec.
M Crête, F Messier – Canadian field-naturalist. Ottawa ON, 1987
Characteristics of the wolf (Canis lupus labradorius Goldman) in northern Quebec and Labrador
GR Parker, S Luttich – Arctic, 1986 – JSTOR
Social organization, spatial distribution, and population density of wolves in relation to moose density
F Messier – Canadian Journal of Zoology, 1985 – NRC Research Press
Helminths of wolves (Canis lupus L.) from southwestern Québec
MA McNeill, ME Rau, F Messier – Canadian Journal of …, 1984 – NRC Research Press