Isle Royale Wolves Fewer but Thriving

Isle Royale Wolves Fewer but Thriving: There are fewer wolves on Isle Royale this year than last, but those that remain are experiencing the best of times, according to forestry professor Rolf Peterson, who has directed annual surveys of the predators for the National Park Service for 31 years.
  Peterson said the 2001 survey showed wolf numbers had dropped to 19 from 29 a year ago. The park’s moose herd has increased slowly since the summer of 1996 and now numbers about 900 animals. The annual wolf-moose study is funded by the National Park Service, the National Science Foundation, and Earthwatch, Inc.

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