No new Isle Royale wolf, moose estimates will be released this year after survey plane issue

Isle Royale wolf-moose survey grounded after unexpected medical issue

A medical issue grounded Isle Royale's wolf-moose survey this winter, delaying annual population estimates.

Unexpected medical issue grounds Isle Royale wolf-moose survey

Researchers from Michigan Tech University were unable to conduct their annual wolf-moose survey on Isle Royale this past winter.

Unexpected Medical Issue Grounds Isle Royale Wolf-Moose Survey

A last-minute medical issue grounded researchers' annual wolf-moose survey on Isle Royale this past winter, marking yet another year that scientists have run into problems trying to count the animals on the remote island park.

No new Isle Royale wolf, moose estimates will be released this year after survey plane issue

ISLE ROYALE, MI - How many new litters of wolf pups were born on Isle Royale in the last year? And are moose numbers continuing to decline in this national park wilderness? We won’t have those answers this year. The longtime Wolf and Moose Study group said it was unable to do its winter flyovers that collect that data because of an unexpected issue with the survey flights.