N.W.T. wolf collaring program gears up for final year
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The N.W.T.'s wolf management program will collar its final group of wolves this March.
The five-year program, which has stirred up some controversy over the years, is a part of a larger effort to deter wolves from preying on the Bathurst and Bluenose East caribou herds, which have experienced a steep decline over the past decade.
The program includes both collaring, for research and monitoring of wolves, and a wolf-harvesting component.
The goal is to place up to 15 GPS collars on wolves in the North Slave and 20 collars on wolves in the Beaufort Delta region.
The process is famously difficult: wolves must first be located by helicopter, captured by net gun, then secured so a collar can be fitted to the animal.
The task requires individuals who are highly skilled in aviation and sharpshooting.
"The area is vast, definitely remote," said Abbey Wilson, a carnivore biologist with the N.W.T.'s Department of Environment and Climate Change (ECC).
"We really have to plan where our fuel caches are going to be
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