Isle Royale National Park

Isle Royale National Park Moose Targeted By Hungry Wolves

With a burgeoning moose population at Isle Royale National Park, it shouldn't come as a great surprise that wolves relocated to the island this year have been targeting the ungulates for their meals.

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By NPT Staff - December 3rd, 2019 1:30am

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National Parks Traveler Episode 39: Yellowstone's Wolves, National Parks of Lake Superior, Seasonal Migrations

This week Doug Smith, who heads Yellowstone National Park’s Wolf Project, discusses how successful the wolf recovery program has been. We also visit with the executive director of the National Parks of Lake Superior Foundation to discuss the five national park units the foundation works with, and end with a look at fall and winter migrations across the National Park System.

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National Parks Of Lake Superior Foundation Works On Behalf Of Five Parks

The National Parks of Lake Superior Foundation has released its refreshed brand and website. Under the "Five national parks. One superior lake." tagline, the foundation strives to raise awareness of and support for the five national parks anchored on the shores of Lake Superior in Michigan, Minnesota, and Wisconsin.

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By NPT Staff - November 1st, 2019 1:30am

Some Michigan Lawmakers Want Moose Hunt At Isle Royale National Park

Some Michigan lawmakers, apparently unconvinced that wolves transported to Isle Royale National Park can make a dent in the park's burgeoning moose population, want the National Park Service to allow a hunt in the park.

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By NPT Staff - September 24th, 2019 1:30am

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Four More Wolves Moved To Isle Royale, One Dies Shortly Thereafter

Four wolves were moved to Isle Royale National Park in September to bolster the island's predator population, but one died shortly thereafter.

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By NPT Staff - September 22nd, 2019 2:00am

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Another Wolf Added To Isle Royale National Park

One more wolf has been imported to Isle Royale National Park as part of the National Park Service's efforts to restore a prey-predator balance on the island park.

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By NPT Staff - September 9th, 2019 2:01am

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A Park Different: Isle Royale

With the arrival of summer, the national parks begin to fill with RVs, minivans, SUVs, and tour buses. Fifty years ago, Americans in their wood-paneled station wagons might linger in a national park for a week or two, but today many visitors try to tag as many parks as possible on their too-short vacations. Except at Isle Royale, that is.

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By Bob Pahre - June 23rd, 2019 1:30am

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Sea Kayaking Destinations In The National Park System

I've long been a paddler, but primarily of canoes and occasionally rafts. While I have a few times gotten into a sea kayak and paddled away from shore, I never fully embraced the sport. Until now. Having placed an order for a sea kayak worthy of big lakes and ocean waters, while awaiting delivery I naturally turned my attention to where in the National Park System this new hobby would fit. And the results were fairly breathtaking in the parkscapes they entailed.

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By Kurt Repanshek - June 2nd, 2019 1:30am

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Wolf Found Dead At Isle Royale National Park

A wolf transported to Isle Royale National Park from Canada in late February as part of a recovery effort to balance prey and predators at the park has turned up dead. Unfortunately, its carcass was too badly decomposed by the time it was recovered for a determination of what caused its death, park staff said Wednesday.

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By NPT Staff - May 29th, 2019 2:25pm

National Parks Traveler Episode 9: Isle Royale's Wolves And Caving In The National Parks

Dr. Rolf Peterson discusses wolves at Isle Royale National Park

Dr. Rolf Peterson, a long-time wolf biologist at Michigan Tech University, discusses Isle Royale National Park's wolf recovery program in this week's episode, while host Kurt Repanshek reviews a book on butterflies you might encounter in national parks and another on marine life photography, and ends the program with a look at the many national parks with caves you can explore.

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