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Welcome to Isle Royale National Park.

NPS

Isle Royale National Park preserves and protects the natural, cultural, and wilderness resources of a Lake Superior freshwater archipelago. The park provides outstanding recreational, research, and educational opportunities.

The photo and information links below may be used by media outlets and the general public.

 

Wolf Relocation Press Releases and Updates

• Wolf Pups Born on Isle Royale 9-14-20
• Group Formation of New Isle Royale Wolves Leads to Territorial Aggression 12-20-19
• Isle Royale Wolf Project Researchers Document Summer Predation 12-2-19
• Three Wolves Added to Isle Royale Population During Fall 2019 Wolf Project 9-20-19
• Isle Royale Wolf Project Continues with Michigan Wolves 9-7-19
• Isle Royale Wolf Population Update 5-29-19
• More Wolves from Canada Transported to Isle Royale 3-26-19
• Canadian Wolves Released at Isle Royale 3-4-19
• Wolf Departs Isle Royale on Ice Bridge 2-6-19
• Wolf Tracking Update 12-14-18
• Wolf Relocation Update 11-13-18
• Isle Royale Partnering with Ontario for more Wolves 10-25-18
• WTIP Interviews Tiffany Wolf, wildlife epidemiologist, about the Project 10-18-18
• Fall Implementation of Wolf Translocation Project Ends due to Weather 10-12-18
• Two More Wolves Transported to Isle Royale 10-5-18
• Two Wolves are on the Move at Isle Royale National Park 10-1-18
• Isle Royale Wolf Relocation Update 9-28-18
• Isle Royale National Park and Partners Release two Wolves on the Island 9-27-18
• Isle Royale National Park to Implement Wolf Relocation Plan this Fall 9-22-18
• Press Conference to Announce Implementation of Record of Decision for Wolf Planning Process 9-19-18
• Record of Decision to Introduce Wolves at Isle Royale National Park 6-7-18
• Signed Record of Decision Document 6-4-18

 

Wolf Relocation Photos

 

 

Wolf Relocation Videos

 

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  Trail Camera Sequence of the Female Wolf

  The first female wolf relocated to Isle Royale visits a moose provisioning site on the morning of September 27th, 2018. *No sound

  Duration:

  19 seconds

 

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  First Wolf Release

  A female wolf emerges from her crate on the island to begin exploring her new home on September 26th, 2018.

  Duration:

  36 seconds

 

Moose continue to fascinate visitors today.

NPS / Paul Brown

Park Information Links

• Contact the Park
• Maps of Isle Royale
• Photo Gallery
• Visitor Use Statistics
• Significance of Isle Royale
• Wolf & Moose Populations Since 1980
• Wolves and the Isle Royale Environment Reports

 

Partnerships

• National Park Service
• United States Department of Agriculture
• Michigan Department of Natural Resources
• Minnesota Department of Natural Resources
• United States Fish & Wildlife Service
• United States Geological Survey
• Grand Portage Band of Lake Superior Chippewa
• Ontario Ministry of Natural Resources and Forestry
• National Parks of Lake Superior Foundation
• International Wolf Center
• State University of New York (SUNY) Global WIldlife Conservation Center
• Michigan Technological University Researchers