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A camera was left in the forest by a creek for over a year…this is what it captured

Voyageurs Wolf Project | January 7, 2026



We put a camera here over a year ago, unsure if it would be a good spot. Always lots of trial and error with cameras when trying to find good spots where wolves like to travel. But, it was a beautiful setting in some conifers along a small creek and we figured wolves would likely would travel through this more open terrain along the creek.

Turns out, this was a pretty good spot. And it wasn’t just wolves that used this scenic stretch of forest as you can see.

In total, we have captured more than 1,500 videos of wildlife on this camera in the past year or so (8.3 hours of footage). Most videos are of snowshoe hares and deer but wolves (the Half-Moon Pack) cruise through the area periodically as do most of the other forest predators.

This 3 minute video is just a highlight reel of some of the most interesting footage.

Big thanks to the Minnesota Environment and Natural Resource Trust Fund for their continued support of our work. That support allows us to share this footage and our findings with millions of people each year!

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  15. @ericl2969

    January 7, 2026 at 7:16 pm

    Interesting how when the two wolves were together, the one on the left was SO sketchy and nervous, always backing up suddenly when necessary to maintain proper spacing between itself and the other one.

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  23. @jacobflematti3325

    January 7, 2026 at 7:16 pm

    It seems they all knew the camera was there. I suppose they could smell the human scent on it as well as around it. Seems strange it would last so long too. Unless it wasn't hidden super well and they could see it. I guess with the lens it could be fairly obvious in the light or something to an animal's eyes.

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  27. @thirdrail9295

    January 7, 2026 at 7:16 pm

    Thank you for an excellent video. I wish more people would learn that a video without AI voice at our terrible music is far as preferable to most of the garbage that is on YouTube.

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  39. @Tamaresque

    January 7, 2026 at 7:16 pm

    It would have been very helpful for the majority of us who don't live in N America to have had and indication of what the animals are. The only positive ID I had was the lynx and the fox. Were the foxes introduced to N America, or are they native?
    I can't tell the difference between a wolf and a coyote.
    I thought I was seeing a rabbit, but you've IDed it as a hare.

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