this place is right on the fringe of so
many important carnivore species
habitats in February of 2014 camera trap
here that the Department of Wildlife
Resources had set up captured a
Wolverine on camera that was the first
time that had happened ever they existed
all the way out to the Great Lakes they
existed up in northern Michigan and all
around but they’re not here anymore and
they haven’t been here for quite some
time fur trappers and hunting have
really taken them out of existence here
because DWR found this one Wolverine on
camera the significance of that is that
Wolverines could potentially be
expanding their range Indian that he
went to mountain range because we have
thirty four of these camera stations
around the range with 30 volunteers like
you guys this effort just isn’t possible
in every way the opportunity was there
to study this range but the problem is
is that the Forest Service the
Department of Wildlife Resources so many
other groups that would be interested in
this just don’t have the resources to do
it
adventurers and scientists for
conservation is really excited about
this partnership the Forest Service
because we can exponentially expand
their capabilities of surveying this
range without a lot of money we
recruited from the trail running
community specifically just because the
long distances to get into 11,000 feet
up high in the range
it’s more about being able to just
access the cameras and the sites faster
it’s about being able to do it with a
greater level of confidence to be able
to move efficiently I know that I can
come in here making my way to a camera I
can do it not just quickly but I can
carry everything that I need I can be
self-reliant it’s super satisfying to be
able to travel fast and light in the
mountains I like where it takes you the
views I like the feeling of being where
most people feel it’s too difficult to
get as we approach any given camera
sight you get within about a hundred
yards your heart begins to beat a like
that it’s not here
that’s more than last few times that’s
part of the excitement is we don’t know
what kind of disturbance there’s going
to be and regardless of whether it’s
been tampered with you still have the
idea of okay well now let’s check the
camera let’s see what’s on the card love
it a lot of the best footage has
actually been at night and you look at
the pictures Wow in hindsight I had no
idea we were gonna see so many different
animals bears I didn’t think that we’d
get such cool footage of that if we
don’t find more Varese here nothing
really changes but we need to continue
to protect this habitat and it’s
essential that we understand how to
protect their ecosystems to give them
the best chance to be here
being able to be here being involved
with adventurers and scientists for
conservation and being a part of this
research project and it gives me an
opportunity to enjoy the science the
opportunity to know that their species
out here that are elusive that unknown
is what to me what makes it exciting
you
many important carnivore species
habitats in February of 2014 camera trap
here that the Department of Wildlife
Resources had set up captured a
Wolverine on camera that was the first
time that had happened ever they existed
all the way out to the Great Lakes they
existed up in northern Michigan and all
around but they’re not here anymore and
they haven’t been here for quite some
time fur trappers and hunting have
really taken them out of existence here
because DWR found this one Wolverine on
camera the significance of that is that
Wolverines could potentially be
expanding their range Indian that he
went to mountain range because we have
thirty four of these camera stations
around the range with 30 volunteers like
you guys this effort just isn’t possible
in every way the opportunity was there
to study this range but the problem is
is that the Forest Service the
Department of Wildlife Resources so many
other groups that would be interested in
this just don’t have the resources to do
it
adventurers and scientists for
conservation is really excited about
this partnership the Forest Service
because we can exponentially expand
their capabilities of surveying this
range without a lot of money we
recruited from the trail running
community specifically just because the
long distances to get into 11,000 feet
up high in the range
it’s more about being able to just
access the cameras and the sites faster
it’s about being able to do it with a
greater level of confidence to be able
to move efficiently I know that I can
come in here making my way to a camera I
can do it not just quickly but I can
carry everything that I need I can be
self-reliant it’s super satisfying to be
able to travel fast and light in the
mountains I like where it takes you the
views I like the feeling of being where
most people feel it’s too difficult to
get as we approach any given camera
sight you get within about a hundred
yards your heart begins to beat a like
that it’s not here
that’s more than last few times that’s
part of the excitement is we don’t know
what kind of disturbance there’s going
to be and regardless of whether it’s
been tampered with you still have the
idea of okay well now let’s check the
camera let’s see what’s on the card love
it a lot of the best footage has
actually been at night and you look at
the pictures Wow in hindsight I had no
idea we were gonna see so many different
animals bears I didn’t think that we’d
get such cool footage of that if we
don’t find more Varese here nothing
really changes but we need to continue
to protect this habitat and it’s
essential that we understand how to
protect their ecosystems to give them
the best chance to be here
being able to be here being involved
with adventurers and scientists for
conservation and being a part of this
research project and it gives me an
opportunity to enjoy the science the
opportunity to know that their species
out here that are elusive that unknown
is what to me what makes it exciting
you
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