Doane Biology Students Study Wolves and Lynx in Northern Minnesota
This past January term, Mitch Bern and Brian Maronde studied wolf and lynx ecology in northern Minnesota. Working with scientists from The Audubon Center of The North Woods, Mitch and Brian spent three weeks tracking radio-collared wolves and lynx.
Mitch and Brian in Cascade Falls. The falls have frozen over in such a way as the center is actually open. In this picture, Mitch (in black) and Brian (in red) have climbed down into the chasm left open by the freezing process.
Tracking radio-collared wolves across the Minnesota wilderness is greatly facilitated by the use of airplanes. On this day, the students spot a fresh wolf kill (right).
"I couldn’t have had a better time this past interterm. Though it was cold in Minnesota, I learned so much and made so many friends that I wouldn’t have traded my time there for anything.” Mitch Bern.
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