The International Wolf Centre

Aylmer Lake Lodge and the International Wolf Center of Ely, Minnesota have teamed up for the past 5 years to offer a fabulous wildlife adventure into this remote area of pristine wilderness.  The Aylmer lake region is an ideal location to host this weeklong field trip because of its remoteness and lack of intrusion by mankind.  These trips are designed to offer participants an opportunity to explore this unspoiled region, home to wolves, caribou, musk oxen, wolverine, barren-ground grizzly bears, and a vast array of arctic birds.


The main objectives of the trips will be to observe the dynamic relationship between the members of a wolf pack and to learn about their prey in this wild landscape.  Dr. L. David Mech, the world's foremost wolf biologist, Nancy Gibson, Emmy Award-winning naturalist and Dean Cluff, Regional Wildlife Biologist of the North Slave Region are your hosts for this exciting week.  You won’t find a more knowledgeable core of educators to lead you through this exciting week of learning about the wolves of the central and southern arctic. 

For more information:
Explore Canada's Northwest Territories with Dr. L. David Mech
To register, e-mail trip coordinator, Cornelia ("Neil") Hutt

Imagine a place free from the influences of mankind's encroachment, where wildlife is abundant and free to exist undisturbed as they have for ages.  As a guest of Aylmer Lake Lodge, you can be part of such an experience.  Animals native to the central and southern arctic regions, e.g., arctic hares, sik-siks (arctic ground squirrels), barren-ground caribou, musk oxen, wolves, wolverines, and the reclusive barren-ground grizzly bear have been viewed in close proximity to the Lodge.  We will gladly customize a trip for your group to view these magnificent creatures and find out more about them.  For those individuals who prefer holding a paddle to a fishing rod, canoeing excursions are available to explore remote northern Canadian rivers such as the Back, Thelon, Lockhart, or Hoarfrost. 

Numerous birds and waterfowl call Aylmer Lake their summer home.  You stand an excellent chance of seeing peregrine falcons, the fastest flying bird on earth, hunting to secure meat for their nesting offspring.  The Aylmer Lake region possesses a wealth of tundra beauty.  In early season, the boulder-strewn hills are green with the emerging vegetation of willows, berries, and grasses, broken up only by a colorful array of arctic flowers.  Following our short summer, the tundra landscape explodes revealing the brilliant gold, oranges, rusts, and reds of autumn.  You will never forget the breathtaking beauty of the tundra.  The barren-grounds surrounding Aylmer Lake are truly a sight to witness and enjoy.