The U.S. Geological Survey Project

Following is some background information about the wolves that are radio-collared in the Superior National Forest. The work is being conducted by the Biological Resources Division of the U.S. Geological Survey. Pack sizes vary as wolves die, disperse or return from temporary excursions away from the pack. The “Date Radioed” indicates the date the wolf was first captured and had a radio collar put on. Trapping occurs in the summer. Signals of wolves are often Last when wolves disperse or make excursions away from the pack, and they may not be located on the survey for a period of time, or ever again. Occasionally wolves will switch packs.

For an example of one wolf’s story, read Case Study – Wolf 381.

WOLF
Number

 Sex/Age Pack Radioed Weight Current
Status
75 M/Adult Little Lake 1987 82 pounds Last signal December 16, 1996; killed by car.
77 M/Adult Nip Creek 1987 84 pounds Last signal January 6, 1995; killed by other wolves.
141 M/7yrs Birch Lake 1989,
Recollared July 1993		 92 pounds Dispersed October 1997.
253 M/Adult Pike Lake 1990 72 pounds Changed to #483 July 30, 1993; last signal February 3, 1998.
257 F/Adult N/A 1990 67 pounds Last signal October 6, 1997.
273 F/Adult Pike Lake 1990 76 pounds Last signal May 10, 1995.
317 F/Juvenile N/A 1991 75 pounds Changed to #597 August 20, 1996; mortality signal September 3, 1996.
343 M/Pup N/A 1990 27 pounds Last signal January 24, 1995.
379 F/Yearling Nip Creek 1991 55 pounds Last signal August 4, 1995.
381 M/Pup N/A 1991 33 pounds Killed by other wolves January 20, 1998.
414 M/Yearling Gabbro 1991 60 pounds Killed by other wolves, October 1999.
417 M/Pup Pike Lake 1991 50 pounds Last signal July 21, 1995.
423 M/Adult Perch Lake 1994 Unknown Killed by humans November 1999.
431 M/Adult N/A 1992 Unknown Killed by other wolves October 27 – November 3, 1994.
433 M/Adult N/A 1992 79 pounds Died of unknown causes about May 1996.
443 F/Pup N/A 1992 38 pounds Last signal March 2, 1995.
445 M/Adult N/A 1992 77 pounds Probably killed by other wolves March 15-31, 1995.
449 M/Pup N/A 1992 63 pounds Last signal September 23, 1995.
451 F/Yearling N/A 1993 62 pounds Shot May 29-30, 1996.
453 M/Yearling N/A 1993 75 pounds Last signal September 7, 1994.
459 F/Yearling N/A 1993 69 pounds Assoc. 479 Died in snare trap February 15, 1994.
461 F/Yearling N/A 1993 54 pounds Last signal February 14, 1995.
471 F/Adult Birch Lake 1993 60 pounds Killed by automobile or snowmobile November 14, 1995.
477 F/Yearling N/A 1993 52 pounds Killed by automobile February 3, 1994.
479 M/Yearling N/A 1993 62 pounds shot November 5 or 6, 1994.
481 F/Adult N/A 1993 68 pounds Dead – unknown cause March 6-26, 1996.
485 M/Adult N/A 1993 91 pounds Dead – unknown cause November 17-30, 1994.
487 F/Pup N/A 1993 29 pounds Killed by automobile August 30, 1994.
489 M/Yearling N/A 1993 72 pounds Killed by trap (CANADA) January 15, 1995.
493 M/Adult Nip Creek 1994 52 pounds Death unknown cause July 13 – July 18, 1994.
505 F/Yearling Birch Lake 1994 79 pounds Shot October 24 – November 2, 1996.
515 M/Adult N/A 1994 73 pounds Killed and eaten by wolves August 9-23, 1994.
517 F/Adult Isabella 1994 68 pounds Last signal December 10, 1996.
519 M/Adult Birch Lake 1994 69 pounds Died of unknown causes August 20-30, 1994.
523 M/Pup N/A 1994 29 pounds Died of starvation August 15, 1995.
527 F/Adult N/A 1994 36 pounds Last signal January 24, 1996.
531 M/Adult N/A 1994 86 pounds Died of unknown causes late summer 1997.
533 M/Adult Farm Lake 1994 88 pounds Hit by car and shot by conservation officer June 27, 1995.
535 M/Pup Farm Lake 1995 58 pounds Last signal May 17, 1995.
547 M/Yearling N/A 1995 73 pounds Killed by wolves November 13, 1995.
549 M/Yearling N/A 1995 53 pounds Last signal July 20, 1995.
551 F/Adult N/A 1995 70 pounds Died of unknown causes December 13, 1995 – January 18, 1996.
553 M/Adult Moose Lake 1995 82 pounds Died January, 2000; unknown natural cause
555 F/Yearling Moose Lake 1995 53 pounds Hit by vehicle December 29, 1996
561 F/Adult Isabella 1995 69 pounds Died of starvation October 19-29, 1995
563 F/Adult Sawbill 1995 58 pounds Killed by humans on snowmobile trail November 14 – December 4, 1995
565 F/Adult N/A 1995 62 pounds Last signal November 14, 1995
567 M/Pup N/A 1995 38 pounds Last signal May 21, 1996
569 F/Pup/Adult – 2 Years Birch Lake 1995/1997 30.5/62 pounds Collar chewed off October, 1996; new collar 1997; killed by other wolves, December, 1999.
571 F/Pup N/A 1995 29 pounds Unknown.
573 M/Pup N/A 1995 41 pounds Last signal June 19, 1996
575 F/Pup N/A 1995 29 pounds Last signal November 13, 1995
585 M/Yearling Nickel 1996 66 pounds Unknown – never located after capture.
587 M/Adult Perch Lake 1996 72 pounds Human caused – collar cut from wolf.
589 F/Adult Perch Lake 1996 64 pounds Last signal August 26, 1996 (Dispersed).
593 M/Adult Pike 1996 75 pounds Died of unknown causes May 21, 2002
599 M/Adult Nip Creek 1997 Unknown Radio expired September 2002
603 F/Adult Dumbell 1996 68 pounds Died of unknown cause June 25 – July 9, 1997.
605 F/Adult Perch Lake 1997 Unknown Killed by humans November 2000.
607 M/Pup Isabella 1997 38 pounds Unknown – collar found under ice.
613 M/Adult Fall Lake 1997 70 pounds Last location April 17, 1997.
615 M/Adult N/A 1997 80 pounds Last location October 3, 1996.
617 M/Adult N/A 1997 95 pounds Last signal November 27, 1996.
619 M/Adult Pike 2 1996 Unknown Last signal in 1997
621 F/Adult Cross River 1996 50 pounds Radio expired January, 2002
625 F/Pup Riddle 1996 38 pounds Last signal May 13, 1997
641 M/Adult South Farm Lake area 2000 Unknown Died of mange in December 2000.
643 F/Adult Perch Lake 1997 Unknown Last signal August 2000.
645 M/Adult Pike Lake 1997 32 pounds Last signal May 2000.
661 F/Pup N/A 1996 36 punds Died of starvation January 13, 1997
663 F/Adult Gabbro 1997 Unknown Recollared in 2001
667 F/Adult Farm Lake 1997 Unknown Killed by humans December 1999.
671 M/Adult Farm Lake 1997 Unknown Died of unknown causes September 24, 2001
673 M/Adult Farm Lake 1997 Unknown Last signal February 2000.
677 M/Pup Riddle 1996 36 punds Died of unknown causes October 28, 1996.
701 M/Adult Quadga 1997 Unknown Last signal January 7, 2002
703 F/Adult Dumbell 1997 Unknown Last signal December 2001.
705 M/Adult Gabbro 1997 Unknown Died of unkown causes June 10, 2002
707 M/Pup Unknown 1997 50 Pounds Killed by snowmobile December 13, 1997
709 M/Adult N/A 1997 78 Pounds Unknown
713 F/Adult Nip Creek 1997 Unknown Dispersed: Last signal April 1999.
719 M/Yearling N/A 1997 58 pounds Last signal January 23, 1998 – failed knock-down.
721 F/Adult Farm Lake 1997 Unknown Last signal June 10, 2002
725 M/Adult Birch Lake 1998 74 pounds Died of natural causes – found in water-filled pit August 12, 1998
727 F/Yearling Malberg 1997 Unknown Last signal April 1999.
729 M/Adult N/A 1997 70 pounds Probably killed by other wolves December 26, 1997.
731 F/Yearling Farm Lake 1998 Unknown Killed by humans September 17, 1999.
733 F/Pup Farm Lake 1998 Unknown Killed by humans November 15, 1998.
735 M/Yearling Gabbro 1998 Unknown Died from mange and starvation February 2000.
739 F/Adult Quadga 1998 Unknown Killed by wolves December 2000.
741 M/Pup Gabbro 1998 28 pounds Collar came off October 1998.
743 F/Adult Quadga 1998 Unknown Died of unkown causes September 2002
745 M/Pup Quadga 1998 28 pounds Last signal April 1999.
747 F/Adult N/A 1998 90 pounds Last signal April 4, 2000. Possibly human caused, collar thrown in Lake Superior.
749 F/Adult Ima Lake 1998 Unknown Last signal in 1999
755 F/Adult Moose 1999 58 pounds Last signal November 3, 2003
757 F/Yearling Appears to be stable in the Gabbro Lake area 1999 63 pounds Killed by wolves October 2000.
767 M/Adult In the Wilson Lake area, but does not seem to be with the Sawbill Pack 1999 104 pounds Last signal December 1999.
769 F/Pup Sawbill 1999 38 pounds Died of starvation, November 1999.
771 M/Adult Sawbill 1999 70 pounds Died of starvation, November 1999.
773 M/Pup Sawbill 1999 36 pounds Collar chewed off by pack members November 1999.
775 M/Yearling Malberg 1999 38 pounds Last signal March 2000.
795 F/Breeding Adult Moose Lake 1998 64 pounds Died of natural causes December 2000.
797 M/Adult N/A N/A 84 pounds Killed by wolves December 24, 2006 – 84 pounds at necropsy, 10+ years old.
799 F/Adult Malberg 1999 84 pounds Mortality signal November 1999. Cause of death unknown.
801 M/Adult Moose 2000 90 pounds Killed by Humans November 11, 2007, collar recovered
803 M/Yearling Farm-SW Tower 2000 58 pounds Dispersed
807 F/Adult Pike 2000 70 pounds Died of unknown causes
811 M/Adult Perch 2000 Unknown Battery Failed on Collar as of March 2, 2005
817 M/Adult Dumbell 2000 82 pounds Died of unknown causes January 7, 2003
819 F/Adult Maniwaki area 2000 72 pounds Mortality signal October 29, 2001
823 M/Adult Sawbill 2000 86 pounds Died of unknown causes.
827 F/Adult Perch 2000 66 pounds Killed by humans(shot) February 16, 2001.
829 F/Pup Farm Lake 2000 39 pounds Died of unknown causes October 8 – 11, 2000.
831 F/Pup Moose Lake 2000 21 pounds No signal after capture on 9/10/00.
835 F/Yearling Moose Lake 2000 62 pounds Died of mange December 2000.
837 F/Pup Nip Creek 2000 39 pounds Died of unkown causes (carcass consumed) March 21, 2001
839 F/Adult Ima Lake 2000 Unknown Dispersed
843 F/Yearling Malberg-Fernberg 2000 62 pounds Last signal September 15, 2003
845 F/Adult Farm Lake 2002 74 pounds Mortality signal – Unknown case.
847 F/Pup Nip Creek 2000 32 pounds Last signal October 29, 2001.
851 F/Yearling Farm Lake 2002 52 pounds Died August 10, 2002.
853 M/Adult N/A 2002 80 pounds Last signal January 20, 2004, collar and skull retrieved June 13, 2004.
859 F/Yearling Gabbro 2001 53 pounds Last signal January 14, 2004. Mortality mode north of Lake Vermilion.
861 M/8yrs Birch Lake 2001 82 pounds Killed by Humans April 2007
865 F/Adult Pike Lake 2001 64 pounds Killed by humans January, 2002
867 M/Adult Pike Lake 2001 82 pounds Last signal February 27, 2002
873 F/Adult Dumbell 2001 50 pounds Dispersed
877 M/Adult Clear 2002 87 pounds Killed by Humans January 31,2010
879 F/Adult Pike Lake 2002 69 pounds Last signal March 22, 2005
881 M/Adult Pike Lake 2002 73 pounds Last signal November 22, 2004. Small ATS collars likely expired.
883 F/Juvenile N/A 2003 63 pounds Last signal January 2004.
887 F/Adult Birch Lake 2002 53 pounds Killed by wolves August 24, 2004.
889 M/Yearling N/A 2003 82 pounds Last Signal June 25, 2004.
891 M/Adult Perent 2002 77 pounds Last signal July 20, 2005
893 F/Juvenile Stony River 2003 63 pounds 11/26/07 Unknown Mortality.
895 F/Yearling Pike Lake GPS 2003 58 pounds Last signal January 2004.
897 F/Adult Phoebe 2003, Recollared July 12, 2008 61 pounds Last signal January 9, 2012 active to the SE of Perent Lake
899 F/juvenile N/A 2004 69 pounds Last signal November 1, 2004 – small ATS collars likely expired.
901 M/juvenile Pike 2003 83 pounds Unknown; last signal December 2, 2003.
903 F/Adult Dumbell 2003 75 pounds Dispersed; last signal October 16, 2003.
905 F/Adult Dumbell NS 2003 52 pounds Last signal February 15, 2007.
907 M/Adult Bone 2003 85 pounds Last Signal October 26, 2004 – Dispersed.
909 F/Adult Unknown 2003 53 pounds Unknown; Last Signal December 2, 2003.
911 F/Yearling Birch Dam 2003 46 pounds Mortality May 19, 2010 -Hit by Car -44 lbs and lactating
913 F/Adult Nip Creek 2003 56 pounds Mortality Mode – January 6, 2006 – killed by wolves
919 M/Adult One Pine 2004 75 pounds Last signal June 3, 2009. Killed by humans.
923 F/Adult Moose 2004 58 pounds Last signal April 12, 2005
925 M/Adult Farm 2004 70 pounds December 22, 2004 – Dead of Mange.
929 F/Yearling Mitchell 2004 65 pounds Last Signal July, 25, 2007.
933 M/Adult Nip Creek 2004 84 pounds Mortality on January 19, 2006 – Killed by wolves
935 F/Adult Perent 2004 62 pounds Collar found unbolted near a dead wolf at Northern Light Lake, Ontario Canada 11-13-06
937 F/Adult Quadga Pack 2004 63 pounds Last Signal 1/31/08
939 F/Yearling Perent 2004 62 pounds Mortality on April 21, 2008 – Cause unknown.
941 M/Adult Dumbell 2004 68 pounds Last Signal December 14, 2004 – Dispersed.
943 F/Pup N/A 2004 32 pounds Last Signal November 10, 2004 – Collar chewed off by other wolves – fate unknown
945 M/Adult Madden 2005 62 pounds Last Signal April 13, 2009
947 M/Adult N/A 2004 79 pounds Last Signal September 27, 2004 – Dispersed.
949 M/Pup N/A 2004 32 pounds Last Signal November 22, 2004 – Collar down near Thomas Lake.
951 F/Pup Malberg 2004 38 pounds Last Signal July 29, 2009
953 F/Yearling Madden-W 2005 62 pounds Last Signal 5/5/08 – Found dead on 7-1-11 Hit by Car Fernberg Road
955 F/Adult Moose 2005 61 pounds Collar Failure last Signal April 25, 2011- Black Pelage, Visuals Sept 2011
957 F/Adult Farm 2005 61 pounds Mortality on January 31, 2006 – Cause of death?
963 F/Adult Stony 2005 71 pounds Mortality on 12/7/10 – Killed by Wolves
965 F/Adult Stony 2005 61 pounds Last signal February 5, 2007.
967 M/Adult Lone Pair – No Pack 2005 72 pounds Mortality Unknown – too decomposed to ID. Last active signal was on 07/07/06
971 F/Adult Dumbell/Isabella 2005 59 pounds last signal 4/16/08 near Dumbell Lake, dispersed and was legally trapped (killed) on 2-5-09 near Eldorado, Ontario east of Thunder Bay, with 50% mange. 04/16/08 DUMBBELL/td>
973 M/Adult Balsam 2005 75 pounds Last Signal January 26, 2009
977 M/Adult Perent 2005 75 pounds Last Signal August 31,2009
979 F/Adult Perent 2005 64 pounds Died of mange October, 11, 2007.
981 M/Yearling Pup 2005 43 pounds Shot by Conservation Officer near Orr – wolf acting sick 12-29-06
985 M/Yearling Polly 2005 52 pounds Mortality Unknown, Date Unknown – collar chewed.
987 M/Adult Pike Pack 2006 68 pounds Last signal 6/21/06
989 M/Adult Pike Pack 2006 79 pounds Mortality on 12/13/10 -Unknown Mortality found in 20 foot crevasse
991 M/Adult Perent Pack 2006 60 pounds Last Signal February 13, 2007.
993 F/Adult Clear Pack 2006 68 pounds Found Dead at Carcass Dump Near Thunder Bay, Ontario – Mortality ~ June 1, 2010
995 M/Adult Phoebe Pack 2006 79 pounds Last Signal Octo ber 20, 2008
997 F/Adult Phoebe Pack 2006 58 pounds Last Signal 4/29/08
999 M/Yearling Findland 2006 70 pounds Last Signal August 26, 2008
7001 M/3yrs Nip Pack 2006 87 pounds Last Signal 10/28/2008
7003 M/8 yrs Ensign Pack/Fern 2008 64 pounds Last Signal April 26, 2010
7005 M/Pup Carp 2006 46 pounds Last Signal April, 16, 2008.
7011 M/4-6 yrs K-Lab – Disperser 2007 75 pounds On the Air.
7013 M/2-4 yrs Pike 2007 65 pounds Last Signal December 11, 2007.
7019 F/1-2 yrs Dumbell 2007 58 pounds Last Signal 2/4/2009
7021 M/Adult Perent 2007 Unknown Killed by humans November 2007
7023 F/Adult Gunflint 2007 60 pounds Last Signal August 19, 2009
7027 M/2 yrs Malberg 2007 63 pounds Dispersed after initially collaring in 2007, Legally trapped ner Eagle Lake, Ontario – March 3, 2012
7029 F/2-4 yrs Ensign 2007 65 pounds Killed by humans July 30, 2008.
7049 M/4 yrs Ely 2008 65 pounds Lethal Control – WS – Habituation Complaints White Iron Area
7051 F/3 yrs Dumbell 2008 54 pounds Mortality on 12/28/10 – Human Kill – Gunshot
7053 M/4 yrs Madden 2008 68 pounds Last Signal 12/1/11 3/4 mi S of Garden Lk
7057 F/3 yrs Ojibway 2008 58 pounds Mortality on 10/24/11 – Unknown mortality. Collar found near area of wolf fur, no bones found and collar not chewed
7059 M/2 yrs Kawishiwi 2008 80 pounds Mortality Mode -10/25/11 flight – Necropsy needed too far to retrieve until summer
7063 M/2 yrs Ojibway 2009 64 pounds On the Air.
7067 F/2 yrs Clear 2009 56 pounds Mortality on 12/7/10- Human Kill hit by Car – 42 lbs with Mange
7069 M/1 yr Birch Dam 2009 45 pounds Last Signal March 23, 2010
7071 F/Pup Maniwaki 2008 36 pounds Killed by Wolves 12/12/09
7073 M/4 yrs Nip Creek 2009 87 pounds Last Signal October 13, 2009
7075 F/3yrs Pike Lake 2009 69 pounds Last Signal February 22, 2010 Legally trapped near Ear Falls, Ontario on February 12,2012 – 213 miles NW of her capture location
7077 F/2yrs Nip-Grand Marais 2009 75 pounds Last Signal August 19, 2009
7079 M/Pup Makwa 2008 25 pounds Killed by Humans- hit by car – 10/21
7083 F/Adult Unknown Disperser 2008 62 pounds Last Signal 10/20/2008
7085 M/5 yrs Perent 2009 76 pounds Human Kill – Hit by Car 10/2009
7087 F/Yearling/3 yrs Perent South 2009/2011 68/72 pounds On the Air.
7089 F/3 yrs Dumbell 2009 54 pounds No locations after capture
7091 M/3 yrs Maniwaki 2009 78 pounds Last Signal October 19, 2009
7093 F/2 yrs Quadga 2009 50 pounds Last Signal June 10, 2011
7095 M/3 yrs Ensign-Madden 2009 57 pounds Last Signal March 29, 2010
7098 M/5 yrs Ensign 2009 90 pounds On the Air.
7102 F/3 yrs Malberg 2009 55 pounds Last Signal October 14, 2009
7107 M/2 yrs Moose 2010 68 pounds On the Air
7109 F/1-2 yrs Ensign 2009 60 pounds On the Air.
7111 M/1 yr Birch 2010 68 pounds Mortality on 9/4/10- Human Caused – Car Kill
7113 M/1 yr Madden 2009 78 pounds Last Signal May 4, 2010 – Mortality, legally trapped ~12/11/11 ~82 km NW of Thunder Bay
7117 F/1 yr Nip 2010 65 pounds On the Air.
7121 F/2 yrs Clear 2010 78.5 pounds Mortality on 1/3/11 – Starvation – Disease
7127 F/2 yrs Stony 2010 70.5 pounds Mortality 12/7/10 – 68 lbs – Killed by humans Gunshot
7129 M/1 yr W Malberg 2010 60.5 pounds Last Signal 3/2/1
7131 F/3 yrs Bog (previously Maniwaki) 2010 65 pounds On the Air.
7139 F/Pup Perent North 2010 30 pounds Radio Collar slipped off 8/25/10 near Section 29 Lake
7141 M/Pup Phoebe 2010 26.5 pounds Mortality on 8/3/11 – Cause Unknown- Skeleton found
7145 M/7 yrs Quadga/Discovery 2010 78 pounds 1/4 MI SE PATH LAKE – MORTALITY MODE ON COLLAR detected 10/25/11  – NEED NECROPSY, located in burn area, snag tree hazard affecting retrieval
7149 F/2.5 yrs W Malberg 2010 66 pounds Last Signal 4/25/11
7151 M/Pup W Malberg 2010 40 pounds Last Signal 8/2/11
7153 M/Pup W Malberg 2010 37 pounds Mortality Mode 12/21/11 – 1/4 MILE S FRASER LAKE – Collar chewed but nothing in the area to indicate mortality – same pack as 7159
7157 F/Pup Ensign Disperser 2010 46.5 pounds Last Signal 3/5/12 1/2 mi NW Fall Lake
7159 M/Pup W Malberg 2010 38 pounds Mortality Mode 1/3/12 – 1/2 MILE SE THOMAS LK – Collar chewed but nothing in the area to indicate mortality – same pack as 7153
7163 M/Pup Perent North 2010 48 pounds Last Signal 1/10/11
7165 F/2 yrs Perent North 2010 52 pounds On the Air.
7167 M/Yearling Mitawan -Disperser 2011 73 pounds On the Air.
7169 M/5 yrs Slate 2011 69 pounds Last Signal in territory 8/23/11 Mortality sometime during winter ’11-’12 located SW Jackpot Lake – Unknown mortality – Skeletal remains only
7170 M/2 yrs Comfort 2011 79.5 pounds On the Air.
7172 F/3 yrs Mitawan 2011 78 pounds On the Air.
7173 F/3 yrs Bald Eagle 2011 55 pounds On the Air.
7174 M/3 yrs Bald Eagle 2011 73.5 pounds On the Air.
7175 M/4 yrs Pike 2011 79 pounds On the Air.
7176 M/5 yrs Farm Lake Disperser 2011 86 pounds Last Signal 9/8/11 near Bald Eagle Lake
7177 F/1 yrs Mitawan 2011 49 pounds On the Air.
7178 F/8 yrs K-Lab Disperser 2011 55 pounds On the Air.
7180 F/2 yrs Bald Eagle -Disperser 2011 54 pounds On the Air.
7182 F/3 yrs Makwa 2011 60 pounds On the Air – but likely intermittent collar malfunction
7183 F/Pup Makwa 2011 30 pounds On the Air.
7184 F/4 yrs Moose 2011 55 pounds Last active signal heard 10/25/11 – Mortality signal on 11/8 – Mortality – Unknown- apparently natural causes
7185* F/3 yrs Pagami 2011 63 pounds On the Air
7187 M/8 yrs Pike 2011 88 pounds Mortality 12/6/11 – likely death due to exposure as a result of extreme mange
7188* F/Yearling Slate 2011 44 pounds On the Air