This study was supported by Macalester College, the U.S. Bureau of
Sport Fisheries and Wildlife, the USDA Forest Service, the Minnesota
Department of Conservation, and the New York Zoological Society.
Special thanks are due the following for their help and cooperation
with this project: Mr. J. O. Wernham, former Supervisor, Mr. L. T.
Magnus, Wildlife Biologist, numerous District Rangers, and other
supporting personnel of the Superior National Forest, Mr. J. T. Morgan,
North Central Forest Experiment Station; and Mr. S. E. Jorgensen and
Mr. C. E. Faulkner, U.S. Bureau of Sport Fisheries and Wildlife.
Drs. C. T. Cushwa, L. F. Ohmann, Catherine Ream, and D. G. Schneider
aided in the field work. Mr. W. W. Cochran provided advice and
suggestions on the radiotracking technique, Dr. U. S. Seal furnished
the drugs and the advice on their use with wolves, and Mr. R. Himes
contributed significantly in the wolf trapping. Mr. L. Ringham, Ontario
Department of Lands and Forests, granted permission for research
personnel to radiotrack wolves crossing into Quetico Park, Canada.
Numerous students from Macalester College also contributed to the field
effort.
Thanks are also due pilots Robert Hodge, Pat Magie, Ken Bellos, Don
Murray, Jack Burgess, and several others, who along with
pilot-biologist John Winship, expertly flew the aircraft used in the
study.
This report was reviewed by the following biologists: Mr. G. B.
Kolenosky, Dr. P. A. Jordan, Mr. M. H. Stenlund, and Dr. D. L. Allen.
Mr. Wallace C. Dayton, Miss Elizabeth Dayton, and the Quetico-Superior
Foundation, all of Minneapolis, generously contributed funds to support
Mech during the preparation of the paper.