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In winter 2026, the wolf population was likely composed of 37 wolves, which is approximately 20 percent higher than the last population estimate of 31 wolves in 2023. The wolf population included three packs, each containing at least 10 wolves. … read more

During April 2024–April 2025, we studied the wolf population in the Greater Voyageurs Ecosystem (GVE), Minnesota to understand wolf population dynamics and how changes in population dynamics are connected to or influence predation behavior, wolf pup survival, and changes in … read more

Large carnivores are being globally reintroduced with the goal of restoring ecological interactions. However, the extent that competitive interactions are restored within communities is often unclear. In a before–after study within Isle Royale National Park (in the US state of … read more

The male wolf’s arrival via ice bridge in 1997 changed everything. On the heels of co-authoring a study in Science Advances, Isle Royale wolf-moose study co-leader Sarah Hoy explains how he triggered a series of knock-on events that impacted the … read more

Wolves have been part of the Great Lakes fauna since the melting of the last glacier and as such are native to the land area known as Michigan. Stebler (1951) indicated that pioneer documents and museum specimens show wolves were … read more