https://www.wcmu.org/tags/isle-royale Isle Royale en-US Copyright Fri, 05 Dec 2025 10:00:00 GMT https://www.wcmu.org/local-regional-news/2025-12-05/wolves-hunt-beavers-in-isle-royale-national-park-changing-the-ecosystem New research published in Nature Scientific Reports reveals how gray wolves in Isle Royale National Park seasonally alter their habitat preferences to align with beavers’ habitat preferences, a shift that might have implications for the island’s ecosystem. Fri, 05 Dec 2025 10:00:00 GMT https://www.wcmu.org/local-regional-news/2025-12-05/wolves-hunt-beavers-in-isle-royale-national-park-changing-the-ecosystem Akia Thrower, Capital News Service https://www.wcmu.org/local-regional-news/2025-05-27/staffing-morale-concerns-as-northern-michigan-national-parks-prepare-for-summer Sleeping Bear Dunes National Lakeshore has approximately two-thirds of the seasonal staff it typically needs to welcome more than 1.5 million visitors over the next three busy months. Tue, 27 May 2025 22:41:20 GMT https://www.wcmu.org/local-regional-news/2025-05-27/staffing-morale-concerns-as-northern-michigan-national-parks-prepare-for-summer Jacob Wheeler | Glen Arbor Sun, Andrew LaCombe | WLUC-TV https://www.wcmu.org/local-regional-news/2024-09-03/national-park-service-responds-to-bold-isle-royale-wolves "What's a bit unusual in this case is: it's not just that people are seeing wolves, but the wolves seem to be investigating human food sources..." Tue, 03 Sep 2024 12:20:55 GMT https://www.wcmu.org/local-regional-news/2024-09-03/national-park-service-responds-to-bold-isle-royale-wolves Teresa Homsi https://www.wcmu.org/local-regional-news/2024-05-02/wolves-are-settling-in-moose-continue-to-decline-on-isle-royale Wolf and moose populations are stabilizing on the only national park in Michigan. Thu, 02 May 2024 18:45:50 GMT https://www.wcmu.org/local-regional-news/2024-05-02/wolves-are-settling-in-moose-continue-to-decline-on-isle-royale Teresa Homsi https://www.wcmu.org/local-regional-news/2024-02-05/annual-wolf-and-moose-count-on-isle-royale-suspended-because-of-melting-ice-pack Michigan Technological University's wolf-moose study is the longest running predator-prey study in the world. Surveying was suspended this year because of prolonged warm temperatures melting some of the ice pack on Isle Royale. Mon, 05 Feb 2024 11:00:00 GMT https://www.wcmu.org/local-regional-news/2024-02-05/annual-wolf-and-moose-count-on-isle-royale-suspended-because-of-melting-ice-pack Beth Weiler https://www.wcmu.org/local-regional-news/2023-01-23/isle-royale-plan-lays-out-a-new-path-to-manage-cultural-resources The National Park Service released a plan to manage the remote island’s cultural resources, located in the few areas of the more than 130,000-acre park that are not designated as wilderness. Mon, 23 Jan 2023 23:56:13 GMT https://www.wcmu.org/local-regional-news/2023-01-23/isle-royale-plan-lays-out-a-new-path-to-manage-cultural-resources Ed Ronco https://www.wcmu.org/health-science-and-environment/2020-09-14/isle-royale-announces-wolf-pups-are-being-born-on-the-island Isle Royale National Park is reporting at least two new wolf pups have been born on the island.The park has so far transported 19 wolves to the island in… Mon, 14 Sep 2020 17:51:27 GMT https://www.wcmu.org/health-science-and-environment/2020-09-14/isle-royale-announces-wolf-pups-are-being-born-on-the-island https://www.wcmu.org/health-science-and-environment/2019-12-20/isle-royale-wolves-could-soon-form-pack Wolves on Isle Royale have begun to hunt and travel as a group.It’s part of a process park officials say could eventually lead to the formation of the… Fri, 20 Dec 2019 21:16:20 GMT https://www.wcmu.org/health-science-and-environment/2019-12-20/isle-royale-wolves-could-soon-form-pack https://www.wcmu.org/health-science-and-environment/2019-12-03/researchers-say-wolves-relocated-to-isle-royale-appear-to-be-adapting-to-their-new-environment A new report says wolves relocated to Isle Royale National Park appear to be adapting to the island.Using tracking collars placed on wolves brought the… Tue, 03 Dec 2019 14:42:24 GMT https://www.wcmu.org/health-science-and-environment/2019-12-03/researchers-say-wolves-relocated-to-isle-royale-appear-to-be-adapting-to-their-new-environment https://www.wcmu.org/health-science-and-environment/2019-09-23/three-wolves-added-to-isle-royale-population State officials said three new wolves have found their new homes at Isle Royale National Park, bringing the island’s population up to 17. The goal of the… Mon, 23 Sep 2019 16:55:23 GMT https://www.wcmu.org/health-science-and-environment/2019-09-23/three-wolves-added-to-isle-royale-population