Isle Royale National Park

How Isle Royale National Park Biologists Chose Wolves For Their Recovery Operation

You probably wouldn't feel comfortable being uprooted from your community and tossed into a new one with three other strangers. So why did National Park Service biologists capture four unrelated wolves to begin to rebuild a population of the predators at Isle Royale National Park in Lake Superior? Part of it was strictly chance.

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By Kurt Repanshek - November 28th, 2018 2:00am

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Male Wolf Relocated To Isle Royale National Park Found Dead

One of four wolves relocated to Isle Royale National Park this fall as part of a recovery mission for the species in the park has been found dead of unknown causes, park staff announced Tuesday.

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By Kurt Repanshek - November 13th, 2018 9:57am

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National Park Service Hopes To Import Wolves From Canada For Isle Royale

With four wolves moved this fall from Minnesota to Isle Royale National Park, the National Park Service now is looking to Canada to obtain more wolves for the park in Lake Superior.

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By NPT Staff - October 28th, 2018 1:30am

Wet, Wintry Weather Ends This Fall's Isle Royale National Park Wolf Recovery Effort

A wet, cold preview of winter has brought an end to this year's wolf recovery efforts at Isle Royale National Park, where four wolves have been relocated this fall.

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By NPT Staff - October 12th, 2018 4:51pm

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Two More Wolves Relocated To Isle Royale National Park

Two more wolves were moved to Isle Royale National Park this week as efforts continued to ensure predators would be on the island to counter the burgeoning moose population there.

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By NPT Staff - October 5th, 2018 3:19pm

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Wolves Moved To Isle Royale National Park Exploring The Park

Two wolves transplanted to Isle Royale National Park in Lake Superior are getting their bearings, roaming the park's forests and feeding on moose carcasses left to orient the animals to a specific area of the park.

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By Kurt Repanshek - October 2nd, 2018 2:00am

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Wolf Captured For Relocation To Isle Royale National Park Dies

A female wolf captured with intent to be released at Isle Royale National Park died before it could be set free. Officials didn't identify the cause of death, but said they were altering field procedures for handling wolves captured for the park's wolf recovery program.

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By Kurt Repanshek - September 28th, 2018 6:30pm

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Two Wolves Set Loose At Isle Royale National Park

Moving quickly now that formal approval has been received to prevent Isle Royale National Park's wolf population from blinking out, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service has released two wolves onto the island.

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By NPT Staff - September 27th, 2018 12:06pm

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National Park Service To Begin Wolf Transplants To Isle Royale This Fall

Work could begin this week to transplant six wolves to Isle Royale National Park in a bid to keep the species alive on the island as a check against a burgeoning moose population.

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By NPT Staff - September 24th, 2018 1:30am

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National Park Service Proposing More Visitor Facilities At Isle Royale National Park

More visitor facilities are being proposed at Isle Royale National Park, where the National Park Service says weary existing facilities and an increase in visitation have created a need for the improvements at the Windigo area on the western end of the island in Lake Superior.

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By Kurt Repanshek - July 25th, 2018 9:38am

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