A wolf pair arrived on the island in 1949.
The wolves and the moose on Isle Royale have a predator-prey relationship.
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Ninety-nine percent of Isle Royale is designated as a federal wilderness area and as the island's top predator, wolves are essential to controlling the island's moose population.
Isle Royale Light was created in 1875.
The decline of moose population followed sooner or later by a decline in the wolves population because the is less for the wolves.
In the Great Lakes area, moose are often a large part of the diet of wolves. Therefore a decline in the wolf population would naturally follow the decline of the moose population on Isle Royale.
Other than those in Alaska: Yellowstone. Grand Teton. Isle Royale. Voyageurs. Glacier. Seeing wolves in the wild is a rare treat, usually possible only in Yellowstone in the winter.
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Isle Royale National Park was established on 03 April 1940 by President Franklin D. Roosevelt.
If there are less moose, then there will be less wolves because there isn't as much prey. If there are more moose, then there will be more wolves since there is an increase in prey.
The moose on Isle Royale are referred to as "meese", because they resemble mice rather than moose. Natural selection will eventually shrink these moose down and turn them into mice, making the ecosystem of isle royale FUBAR'ed.
It is 850 square miles.