Alberta's new wolverine trapping rules lead to divide between trappers and researchers
Researchers studying wolverines warn a recent decision by the Alberta government to lift trapping quotas on wolverines could lead to notable population decline while failing to produce meaningful data. Trappers dispute those findings, and argue their year-round presence on the landscape puts them in a unique position.
Researchers studying wolverines warn a recent decision by the Alberta government to lift trapping quotas on wolverines could lead to notable population decline while failing to produce meaningful data. Trappers dispute those findings, and argue their year-round presence on the landscape puts them in a unique position.