Initial results are in from collaborative efforts to restore the wolf population and predator-prey dynamics on Isle Royale National Park. Over a two-week period in late April and early May, personnel from the National Park Service (NPS), State University of New York College of Environmental Science and Forestry (SUNY ESF), Grand Portage Band of Lake Superior Chippewa, U.S. Department of... READ MORE >
In late March, the NPS discovered a translocated wolf ’s GPS collar transmitting a mortality mode signal. The wolf (W006M) was a black-coated male translocated to the park from Ontario, Canada, in late February. NPS personnel, unable to access the island, had to wait until the park reopened for the 2019 season to investigate. The wolf was located in the... READ MORE >
Following the translocation of wolves from the Grand Portage Indian Reservation in Minnesota, Michipicoten Island Provincial Park, and the Ontario mainland to Isle Royale National Park, a team of wildlife researchers working with the National Park Service have collared moose on the island for the first time since 1984. This collaboration among the National Park Service, University of Minnesota College... READ MORE >
