Developing a cost-effective technique to estimate wolf abundance in Michigan’s Upper Peninsula

LANSINGOn a desolate two-track road, a man approaches on a snowmobile.Watching the road ahead, he notices a line of tracks in the snow that lead from a dense stand of trees along a creek. The man stops the sled and as it idles, he leans over for a better view.He’s found what he’s looking for – gray wolf tracks.The man is wildlife technician, part of this winter’s Michigan Department of Natural…