ISLE ROYALE NATIONAL PARK, Mich. But then the alpha male and female moved purposefully away from the shore. They passed through a clearing and plunged into thick woods, the others strung out behind.

Timber wolves are among the most effective pack hunters on Earth. Living in the vast forests of North America, these powerful predators rely on teamwork, endurance, and strategy to take down prey that ...

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 ...

The wolf population on Isle Royale has grown to its largest level since the 1970s while the moose population has plummeted nearly 75% in less than a decade, according to a long running survey from ...

Isle Royale's wolf population was higher this winter than it has been in almost 50 years, researchers found in their annual count of wolves on the remote Lake Superior island, while moose numbers have ...

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 ...

Wolves on a remote island in Lake Superior appear to be thriving, but they’re making deep dents in the moose population that they rely on as a leading food source, according to a report released ...

The three wolf packs have efficiently taken down a quarter of the island's once overabundant moose population in the last year.