An incredible and rare observation in the field two days ago when searching clusters of GPS-locations from Wolf V095, a yearling from the Wiyapka Lake Pack! Make sure to watch to the end to see the really interesting stuff! This is the first time we have ever seen anything quite like this in our area! Worth noting: V095 was the sibling of the pup that died! V095 was born in 2019 to Wolf V076, the breeding female, and this deceased pup was born to Wolf V076 this spring! | Voyageurs Wolf Project

Wolves transporting the remains of beavers they have killed. Beavers are critical prey for wolves in the Greater Voyageurs Ecosystem for a 7-8 month period of time, roughly April to October/November…i.e., when ice on lakes and ponds is largely absent. Beavers constitute, on average, ~30-40% of all biomass wolves obtain from predation during this period. However, we have studied numerous wolves for which beavers are the primary prey during the spring to fall. For instance, beavers can constitute