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[–] [Deleted] 1 points (+1|-0) 7 years ago

I definitely want to backpack this island.

[–] Owlchemy 1 points (+1|-0) 7 years ago

Beware of wolves in sheep's clothing.

[–] [Deleted] 2 points (+2|-0) 7 years ago

I'd be more worried about being attacked by a moose than the wolves!

[–] OeeThaGreat 1 points (+1|-0) 7 years ago

My Dad visited the island a few years ago. He said it was really nice.

[–] [Deleted] 1 points (+1|-0) 7 years ago

I've heard it's amazing. It's over a 13 hour drive just for me to get to Houghton, but I think it will be worth it.

[–] [Deleted] 0 points (+0|-0) 7 years ago

Twenty or 30 wolves, brought in from Michigan, Wisconsin, Minnesota, or possibly Canada, will be captured and released in the park over the next three years in a bid to tamp down the moose population that has exploded as inbreeding has reduced the existing wolf population on the island to just two related animals.

Agressive infestation to affect native agriculture rarely has a positive effect.

[–] [Deleted] 1 points (+1|-0) 7 years ago

It sounds like they will have a real moose problem with they don't support their natural predator.