Publications

Anderson, C.R., Jr. and F.G. Lindzey. 2003. Estimating cougar predation rates from GPS location clusters. The Journal of Wildlife Management 67: 307-316. Estimation rates of cougar predation on livestock 

Animal Diversity. 2017. Species accounts. Retrieved from URL http://animaldiversity.org/. Species accounts 

Arkive. 2017. Species accounts. Retrieved from URL http://www.arkive.org/. Species accounts 

Association of Fish and Wildlife Agencies. 2013. U.S. Fur Harvest 1970-present. Statistics by State, Region, and Nation. Washington: Association of Fish and Wildlife Agencies. U.S. furbearer harvest data 

Aubry, K.B., K.S. McKelvey, and J.P. Copeland. 2007. Distribution and broadscale habitat relations of the wolverine in the contiguous United States. The Journal of Wildlife Management 71: 2147-2158. Historical and present distribution of wolverine in the continental U.S. 

Berger, K.M. 2006. Carnivore-livestock conflicts: Effects of subsidized predator control and economic correlates on the sheep industry. Conservation Biology 20: 751-761. Effectiveness of predator control on reducing coyote abundance, little effect on sheep production 

Boyle, S. 2006. North American River Otter (Lontra canadensis): A Technical Conservation Assessment. Montrose, CO: Bio-Logic Environmental. Current and historical status of otter populations 

Chapman, J.A. and G.A. Feldhamer. 1982. Wild Mammals of North America: Biology, Management, and Economics. Baltimore, MD: John Hopkins University Press. Information on all mammal species found in North America 

Clark, T.W., E. Anderson, C. Douglas, and M. Strickland. 1987. Martes americana. Mammalian Species 289: 1-8. Marten species account 

De Vos, A. 1964. Range changes of mammals in the Great Lakes region. The American Midland Naturalist 71: 210-231. Changes in regional composition of Great Lakes mammal communities over time, as humans altered the landscape 

Drew, G.S., and J.A. Bissonette. 1997. Winter activity patterns of American marten (Martes americana): Limitations on thermal optimization. Canadian Journal of Zoology 75: 812-816. Marten winter activity patterns 

Erb, J. 2015. Furbearer Winter Track Survey Summary, 2015. Grand Rapids, MN: Minnesota Department of Natural Resources. Trends in detection of 8 mammal species (7 carnivore species) from 1994-2015 in northern Minnesota 

Erb, J. 2016. Registered Furbearer Harvest Statistics 2015-2016. Grand Rapids, MN: Minnesota Department of Natural Resources. Minnesota fisher, bobcat, and otter state-wide harvest from 1977-2014, and 2015-2016 take by Minnesota county 

Erb, J. and B. Sampson. 2013. Distribution and Abundance of Wolves in Minnesota, 2012-2013. Grand Rapids, MN: Minnesota Department of Natural Resources. Review of Minnesota wolf data dating from the 1970s, with an emphasis on 2012-2013 data 

Forsyth, A. 1985. Mammals of the American North. Columbia, SC: Camden House Publishing. Information on all mammal species found in North America 

Fritts, S.H., W.J. Paul, L.D. Mech, and D.P. Scott. 1992. Trends and management of wolf-livestock conflicts in Minnesota. Washington, D.C.: US Fish and Wildlife Service Resource Publication Volume 181. Analysis showing few wolf attacks on livestock in Minnesota 

Godbout, G. and J.-P. Ouellet. 2008. Habitat selection of American marten in a logged landscape at the southern fringe of the boreal forest. Ecoscience 71: 2412-2416. Marten habitat study 

Gompper, M.E. and H.M. Hackett. 2005. The long-term, range-wide decline of a once common carnivore: The eastern spotted skunk (Spilogale putorius). Animal Conservation 8: 195-201. Spotted skunk population decline from harvest data, speculation to causes 

Gosse, J.W., R. Cox, and S.W. Avery. 2005. Home-range characteristics and habitat use by American martens in eastern Newfoundland. Journal of Mammalogy 86: 1156-1163. Marten habitat study 

Hamilton, W.J. and J.O. Whitaker. 1998. Mammals of the Eastern United States (3rd edition). Ithaca, NY: Cornell University Press. Information on all mammal species found in North America 

Hazard, E.B. 1982. The Mammals of Minnesota. Minneapolis, MN: University of Minnesota Press. Information on all mammal species found in Minnesota 

IUCN (International Union for Conservation of Nature). 2016. Species accounts. The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2016-3. Retrieved from URL http://www.iucnredlist.org/. Species accounts 

Iowa Department of Natural Resources. 2017. Hunting and trapping regulations. Retrieved from URL http://www.iowadnr.gov/Hunting/Hunting-Licenses-Laws. Iowa hunting and trapping regulations 

Jackson, H.H.T. 1961. Mammals of Wisconsin. Madison, WI: University of Wisconsin Press. Information on all mammal species found in Wisconsin 

Jannett, F.J., M.R. Broschart, L.H. Grim, and J.P. Schaberl. 2007. Northerly range extensions of mammalian species in Minnesota. The American Midland Naturalist 158: 168-176. Documentation of northerly range expansions of some mammals species in Minnesota 

Johnston, K., K. Freund, and O. Schmitz. 2012. Projected range shifting by montane mammals under climate change: Implications for Cascadia’s National Parks. Ecosphere 3:1-51. Modeled projected range shifts of mammal species due to climate change 

Knowlton, F.F., E.M. Gese, and M.M. Jaeger. 1999. Coyote depredation control: An interface between biology and management. Journal of Range Management 52: 398-412. Discussion of coyote depredation on livestock, and difficulties in assessing impacts 

Koepfli, K.-P., K.A. Deere, G.J. Slater, C. Begg, K. Begg, L. Grassman, M. Lucherini, G. Veron, and R.K. Wayne. 2008. Multigene phylogeny of the Mustelidae: Resolving relationships, tempo and biogeographic history of a mammalian adaptive radiation. BMC Biology 6(10): 1-22. Genetic analysis of weasel (Mustelid) phylogeny 

Krebs, C.J., R. Boonstra, S. Boutin, and A.R.E. Sinclair. 2001. What drives the 10-year cycle of snowshoe hares? BioScience 51: 25-35. Overview of snowshoe hare and lynx populations cycles 

Krohn, W.B., D. Hoving, D. Harrison, D. Phillips, and H. Frost. 2004. Martes foot-loading and snowfall distribution in eastern North America. In D.J. Harrison, A.K. Fuller, and G. Proulx (eds.), Martens and Fishers (Martes) in Human-altered Environments. New York: Springer, pages 115-131. Comparison of carnivore species performance in snow based on foot/leg anatomy 

Kurta, A. 1995. Mammals of the Great Lakes Region. Ann Arbor, Michigan: University of Michigan Press. Information on all mammal species found in Great Lakes region 

Laliberte, A.S. and W.J. Ripple. 2004. Range contractions of North American carnivores and ungulates. BioScience 54:123. Analysis of historical versus current distribution of 32 carnivore and 11 ungulate species 

Larue, M.A., C.K. Nielsen, M. Dowling, K. Miller, B.Wilson, H. Shaw, and C.R. Anderson, Jr. 2012. Cougars are recolonizing the Midwest: Analysis of cougar confirmations during 1990-2008. Journal of Wildlife Management 76: 1364-1369. Documentation and analysis of verified cougar sightings in the Midwestern U.S. 

McCollough, M. 2011. Eastern puma (=cougar) (Puma concolor couguar). 5-year review. Summary and Evaluation. Orono, ME: U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service. Current and historical population dynamics, distribution and life history of cougars 

McKelvey, K.S., J.P. Copeland, M.K. Schwartz, J.S. Littell, K.B. Aubry, J.R. Squires, S.A. Parks, M.M. Elsner, and G.S. Mauger. 2011. Climate change predicted to shift wolverine distributions, connectivity, and dispersal corridors. Ecological Applications 21: 2882-2897. Models predicting range contractions of wolverines due to climate change 

Michigan Department of Natural Resources. 2017. Hunting and trapping regulations. Retrieved from URL http://www.michigan.gov/dnr/0,4570,7-153-10363---,00.html. Michigan hunting and trapping regulations 

Minnesota Department of Natural Resources. 2017. Regulations. Retrieved from URL http://dnr.state.mn.us/regulations/index.html. Minnesota recreation regulations 

Minnesota Department of Natural Resources. 2017. Hunting and trapping regulations. Retrieved from URL http://www.dnr.state.mn.us/recreation/hunting/trapping/index.html. Minnesota hunting and trapping regulations 

Moen, R., G. Niemi, and C.L. Burdett. 2004. Canada Lynx in the Great Lakes Region. NRRI Technical Report No. NRRI/TR-2008/14. Duluth, MN: National Resources Research Institute. Results from a five year radiotelemetry lynx study in northeast Minnesota 

Moen, R.A., K. Potts, and J. Gilbert. 2014. Status of Mammalian Carnivores and Evaluation of Monitoring Techniques in the Lake Superior Basin. NRRI Technical Report No. NRRI/TR-2014/37. Duluth, MN: Natural Resources Research Institute. Overview of carnivore species’ descriptions, life histories, distributions, and abundances in Great Lake region 

NatureServe. 2017. National and subnational conservation status definitions. Retrieved from URL http://explorer.natureserve.org/nsranks.htm Overview of NatureServe’s criteria for state and province ranks of species 

NatureServe. 2017. Species accounts. Retrieved from URL http://explorer.natureserve.org/Species accounts 

North Dakota Game and Fish Department. 2017. Hunting and trapping regulations. Retrieved from URL https://gf.nd.gov/hunting/regulations. North Dakota hunting and trapping regulations 

Oneil, S.T., K.C. Rahn, and J.K. Bump. 2014. Habitat capacity for cougar recolonization in the Upper Great Lakes Region. PLOS One 9(11): 1-10. Habitat suitability models created for regions in Michigan and Wisconsin with recent cougar sightings, spatially delineating potentially suitable habitat, and potential cougar population size 

Ontario Natural Resources and Forestry. 2017. Hunting and trapping regulations. Retrieved from URL https://www.ontario.ca/document/ontario-hunting-regulations-summary. Ontario hunting and trapping regulations 

Raine, R.M. 1983. Winter habitat use and responses to snow cover of fisher (Martes pennant)and marten (Martes americana) in southeastern Manitoba. Canadian Journal of Zoology 61: 25-34. Winter habitat use by fishers and martens 

Reynolds, J.C. and S.C. Tapper. 1996. Control of mammalian predators in game management and conservation. Mammal Review 26: 127-156. Review of history of deliberate reduction in predator numbers in North America and other world regions, other predator control methods, and consequences for natural systems 

Roell, B.J., D.E. Beyer, P.E. Lederle, D.H. Lonsway, and K.L. Sitar. 2010. Michigan Wolf Management 2009 Report. Wildlife Division Report No. 3511. Lansing, MI: Michigan Department of Natural Resources and Environment. Review of wolf populations distribution and abundance in Michigan 

Ruggiero, L.F., K.B. Aubry, S.W. Buskirk, L.J. Lyon, and W.J. Zielinski. 1994. American marten, fisher, lynx, and wolverine in the western United States. USDA Forest Service General Technical Report RM-254. Fort Collins, CO: U.S. Forest Service Rocky Mountain Forest and Range Experiment Station. Monitoring techniques and data for marten, fisher, lynx, and wolverines in the western United States 

Scheick, B.K. and W. McCown. 2014. Geographic distribution of American black bears in North America. Ursus 25: 24-33. Historical and current distribution of bears 

South Dakota Game, Fish, and Parks Deparment. 2017. Hunting and trapping regulations. Retrieved from URL http://gfp.sd.gov/hunting/. South Dakota hunting and trapping regulations 

Statistics Canada. 2017. Number and value of pelts. Retrieved from URL http://www5.statcan.gc.ca/cansim/a26?lang=eng&retrLang=eng&id=0030013&pa... Canada furbearer harvest data 

Stone, K. 2010. Martes americana, American marten. In: Fire Effects Information System, [Online]. U.S. Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, Rocky Mountain Research Station, Fire Sciences Laboratory (Producer). Retrieved from URL http://www.fs.fed.us/database/feis/animals/mammal/maam/-all.html Species account for marten 

Storm, G.L., R.D. Andrews, R.L. Phillips, R.A. Bishop, D.B. Siniff, and J.R. Tester. 1976. Morphology, reproduction, dispersal, and mortality of Midwestern red fox populations. Wildlife Monographs 49: 1-82. Anatomical measurements, demographic data, dispersal distances, and other data for Midwest red fox populations 

Svensen, G.E. 1982. Weasels: Mustela species. In Wild Mammals of North America: Biology, Management, and Economics (edited by J. A. Chapman and G.A. Feldhamer). Baltimore: Johns Hopkins University Press, pp. 613-628. Family account of weasels 

Timm, R.M. 1975. Distribution, Natural History, and Parasites of Mammals of Cook County, Minnesota. Occasional Papers: 14. Minneapolis, MN: Bell Museum of Natural History, University of Minnesota. Historical mammal data from Cook County in the northeast corner of Minnesota 

U.S. Environmental Protection Agency. 2017. Endangered species fact sheets. Retrieved from URL https://www.epa.gov/endangered-species/endangered-species-species-inform... Links for endangered species information 

U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service. 2017. Endangered species lynx information. Retrieved from URL https://www.fws.gov/Midwest/endangered/mammals/lynx/index.html US Fish and Wildlife information on lynx life history, distribution, abundance, and other ecological data 

Waltari, E. and R.P. Gurlanick. 2009. Ecological niche modeling of montane mammals in the Great Basin, North America: Examining past and present connectivity of species across basins and ranges. Journal of Biogeography 36: 148-161. Exploration of historical and current habitat linkages across basins between mountain ranges, allowing dispersal and gene flow between mammal populations 

Wasserman, T.N., S.A. Cushman, J.S. Littell, A.J. Shirk, and E.L. Landguth. 2013. Population connectivity and genetic diversity of American marten (Martes americana) in the United States northern Rocky Mountains in a climate change context. Conservation Genetics 14: 529-541. Model predictions of effects of climate change on connectivity of marten populations 

Wilbert, C.J. S.W. Buskirk, and K.G. Gerow. 2000. Effects of weather and snow on habitat selection by American martens (Martes americana). Canadian Journal of Zoology 78: 1691-1696. Marten winter habitat selection and activity 

Wilson, D.E. 1982. Wolverine. In J.A. Chapman and G.A. Feldhamer (eds.), Wild Mammals of North America: Biology, Management, and Economics. Baltimore, MD: John Hopkins University Press, pages 644-652. Wolverine species account and physical measurements 

Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources. 2017. Hunting and trapping regulations. Retrieved from URL http://dnr.wi.gov/topic/hunt/regulations.html. Wisconsin hunting and trapping regulations 

Wright, J.L. 1999. Winter Home Range and Habitat Use by Sympatric Fishers (Martes pennanti)and American Martens (Martes americana) in Northern Wisconsin. M.S. Thesis, University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point. Microhabitat selection criteria for fishers and martens