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 ...

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 ...

The artist Gendron Jensen loves scientists, in particular the naturalists who study "the dance of prey and predator" on Isle Royale. Years ago, in the early 1990s, he was granted a residency there to ...

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, ...

Isle Royale National Park implemented new rules in 2025 regarding food storage to prevent wolf interactions. These rules require visitors to use animal-resistant containers and store food properly to ...