For half a century, Rolf Peterson has visited a remote island in Lake Superior where the snow comes up to his hip and the cold wind is fierce enough to split a tree trunk. During the trips, he studies ...

As wolves bounce back after nearly disappearing from the park, their presence as a predator on the island will help all wildlife thrive at Isle Royale. Today, lead researchers from Michigan ...

ISLE ROYALE, MI - After curious wolves followed their noses to find food in campsites and in garbage collection areas on Isle Royale last year, the National Park Service said it’s putting new food ...

As Isle Royale National Park, one of the nation's least-visited and most remote parks, prepares to open for the season on April 16, officials are reminding visitors of new rules in effect to prevent ...

Sarah Hoy spends winter in a small cabin on a remote, snow-covered island colonized by wolves. Drinking water comes from a hole in the ice on Lake Superior, which surrounds the island. A generator ...

Isle Royale National Park, one of the nation's least-visited and most remote parks, instituted new rules for visitors in 2025 to prevent unwanted wolf interactions. In July 2024, the park introduced a ...

Researchers forced to cut short an annual survey of wildlife on a remote Lake Superior island this winter due to unusually warm weather announced Tuesday that they managed to gather data that shows ...

ISLE ROYALE — Researchers counted 30 wolves and an estimated 840 moose on Lake Superior’s largest island last winter, with both predator and prey down a bit from last year but signifying that both ...

ISLE ROYALE, MI - Wolf encounters on Michigan’s remote Isle Royale National Park have seen an uptick this summer, with rangers “getting several reports of wolf sightings every week,” a park ...

In an unprecedented effort to restore balance between predator and prey, the National Park Service and wildlife officials around the Great Lakes this fall will begin trapping and shipping the first of ...

Isle Royale National Park is a remote island of rugged wilderness in Lake Superior consisting of dense forests, rocky ridges and small lakes. The island park is accessible only by boat or seaplane, ...