About the Project
Dr. Linda Rutledge founded this project in 2012 with a grant from Mountain Equipment Co-Op. Since then it has been funded by the Ontario Species at Risk Stewardship Fund and supported by the Ontario Ministry of Natural Resources and Forestry, Ontario Parks, Friends of Killarney Provincial Park, Friends of Algonquin Provincial Park and others.
We use noninvasive sampling methods (e.g. scat, hair, etc.) to provide genetic profiles of individual wolves and coyotes. By creating individual genotypes, we can classify canids into one of three Canis types found in Ontario and Qubec: Eastern Wolf (Canis lycaon), Eastern Coyote (Canis latrans x lycaon), or Great Lakes-Boreal Wolf (Canis lupus x lycaon) hybrid. We can also identify dogs (Canis lupus familiaris), Grey Wolves (Canis lupus), and Western Coyotes (Canis latrans), as well as reveal hybridization patterns among the different types. The main objective of the the Eastern Wolf Survey is to refine our understanding of Eastern Wolf distribution in southern Ontario and Quebec.
We use noninvasive sampling methods (e.g. scat, hair, etc.) to provide genetic profiles of individual wolves and coyotes. By creating individual genotypes, we can classify canids into one of three Canis types found in Ontario and Qubec: Eastern Wolf (Canis lycaon), Eastern Coyote (Canis latrans x lycaon), or Great Lakes-Boreal Wolf (Canis lupus x lycaon) hybrid. We can also identify dogs (Canis lupus familiaris), Grey Wolves (Canis lupus), and Western Coyotes (Canis latrans), as well as reveal hybridization patterns among the different types. The main objective of the the Eastern Wolf Survey is to refine our understanding of Eastern Wolf distribution in southern Ontario and Quebec.
Click here to access the Eastern Wolf Survey Photo Gallery. Pictures include field research, outreach programs, and trail cam photos.
Parks Surveyed
Killarney Provincial Park
Queen Elizabeth II Wildlands Provincial Park |
Frontenac Provincial Park
Peterborough Crown Game Preserve |
Bon Echo Provincial Park
Gatineau Park |
Our Partners
We are fortunate to be supported in various ways by the following organizations.
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