Isle Royale annual wolf count survey suspended due to unseasonable temperatures

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Isle Royale annual wolf count survey suspended due to unseasonable temperatures

These Lower temperatures are causing ice and snow to melt around the island, preventing researchers from landing their survey plane and counting the wolf population.

www.uppermichiganssource.com

 

[Sytes]

Oh yes... the Jekyll & Hyde experimental Island: The experimental study of wolf inbreeding.

Wolves that nearly died out from inbreeding recovered, now helping a remote island’s ecosystem

Gray wolves are thriving at Isle Royale National Park five years after they nearly died out. Authorities airlifted 19 mainland wolves to Lake Superior park to rebuild a population that had fallen to just two, mostly because of inbreeding.

apnews.com

 

[tzone]

It's just too nice to be outside. lol

 

[MinnesotaHunter]

Probably smart. Lake Superior can be nasty in the winter. You definitely wouldn't be landing a float plane on it....