ISLE ROYALE, MI — Researchers say they have found evidence of at least two wolves still roaming Isle Royale National Lakeshore.
Researchers posted photos of wolf footprints on the Wolves and Moose of Isle Royale website on Wednesday, Feb. 3.
The footprints were found in the slush of Lake Eva.
The wolves likely spent some time exploring an active beaver pond, judging by the footprints, the researchers said.
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The footprints were a welcome find, mostly because of the decline in the wolf population on Isle Royale over decades. Researchers, as part of an annual winter study dating to 1958, documented nine wolves in January 2014 but just three last winter.
Source: At least 2 wolves still roaming Michigan’s Isle Royale, researchers find | MLive.com