Site
Camera #
2
Months
monitored
End of JuneOctober
June-October
Mt. Baker
1
Chiwawa
Lure
Gusto
Entiat Ridge
2
June-October
Gusto
Methow Valley
1
July-August
Gusto
Gusto
Camera and
Model
Reconyx
RC55
Bushnell
119456
Bushnell
119456
Reconnyx, RC 60
Covert IR
Table 1. North Cascades 2012 Citizen Wildlife Monitoring Project remote camera location descriptions.
Four sites were monitored in the North Cascades: three dedicated to the detection of wolves and one
to the detection of wolverine.
Wolf monitoring stations were located in the Methow Valley, Chiwawa, and Entiat Ridge. The Entiat
Mountains are believed to have been historically inhabited by wolves and are well within the range of
existing packs. The Lookout Pack, though virtually decimated by poachers in 2008, resides in the general
area of our monitoring. Though no wolves were recorded by our cameras this year, future monitoring in
these areas will likely continue because of the historical and recent presence of wolves in the ChelanSawtooth area. The Methow Valley, Chiwawa, and Entiat Ridge sites all recorded black-tailed deer.
Though no elk were recorded, the presence of deer does verify that primary prey is available for wolves
in these areas. Other level 3 species recorded include black bear and marmot at Chiwawa, bobcat at
Entiat Ridge, and coyote at our Methow Valley and Entiat Ridge sites. Of the level 2 species at our wolf
stations, cougar were recorded at our Chiwawa and Entiat Ridge sites, and marten were recorded at our
Chiwawa and Methow Valley sites.
Mt. Baker was our only site dedicated to wolverine monitoring in the North Cascades this year. Though
our target species was not recorded, marten (level 2) and black bear (level 3) were recorded at this site
and may be of interest to the Cascades Carnivore Connectivity Project (CCCP)8 as a future genetic
sampling site.
Surprisingly, elk were not recorded at any of our sites in the North Cascades this season. This species
was more commonly recorded at sites in this subregion in past seasons.
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For more information regarding this study, please visit cascadesconnectivity.org
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