YELLOWSTONE NATIONAL PARK — In winter coats and hats, the men started arriving at the Hayden Valley lookout. They greeted each other with updates, “See that carcass up in Lamar?” “Saw that lone wolf stripping it bare just this morning.” They pointed their scopes toward an opening in the trees, still swapping tales of young grizzlies, the cubs …
Disappearing wolves, flourishing moose on Isle Royale
ISLE ROYALE NATIONAL PARK — At Isle Royale National Park, the populations of wolves and moose are headed in different directions. Researchers found just three wolves on the Lake Superior island near Thunder Bay last winter. At the same time, the moose population is on a steep increase, in part because fewer wolves are preying on them. Now, the …
Disappearing wolves, flourishing moose on Isle Royale prompt plan
ISLE ROYALE NATIONAL PARK — At Isle Royale National Park, the populations of wolves and moose are headed in different directions. Researchers found just three wolves on the Lake Superior island near Thunder Bay last winter. At the same time, the moose population is on a steep increase, in part because fewer wolves are preying on them. Now, …
France employs crack team of wolf hunters – The Local
France needs to be stopped!!!!! With over 8,000 sheep killed by wolves in the past 12 months, government heads have decided that it’s time to take action against France’s wolf population, which is estimated to total around 300. Environment Minister Ségolène Royal announced that ten wolf hunters would be recruited and trained before the end of August to help protect …