With only two older, sickly wolves left on Isle Royale, and the moose population estimated at 1,500 and growing at about 20 percent each year, the National Park Service (NPS) has proposed a project to introduce 20 to 30 wolves at Isle Royale National Park. The proposal is the preferred alternative in a Final Environmental Impact Statement that is available at: parkplanning.nps.gov/isrowolves for the next 30 days.
The Final Environmental Impact Statement to Address the Presence of Wolves (plan/FEIS) evaluates whether and how to bring wolves to Isle Royale to function as the apex predator within a changing and dynamic island ecosystem. The NPS preferred alternative is Alternative B, which calls for the introduction of 20 to 30 wolves over a three-year period.
The goal of this alternative is to provide an introduction of wolves that has the potential to become a self-sustaining population.
In addition to reviewing the plan/FEIS at: parkplanning.nps.gov/isrowolves, a limited number of hard copies are available at park headquarters as well as public libraries in Houghton and Marquette, Michigan, Superior, Wisconsin, and Duluth, Minnesota.
After a waiting period of at least 30 days, the NPS will issue a Record of Decision that documents the final decision and sets out a course of action for the project.
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