@michiganpublic Three of the Great Lakes have reached record lows for ice coverage this year: Lakes Huron, Michigan and Superior. Lake Erie and Lake Ontario have so far tied their record lows for ice coverage. Read the story at the link in our bio. #greatlakes #michigan ♬ original sound - Michigan Public
Isle Royale – Lake Superior’s island National Park – is a naturalist's playground. It’s home to an estimated 30 odd wolves and nearly 1000 moose – all protected from hunting. For decades now, a team of researchers have been surveying the wolf and moose populations, but this winter – with record breaking warm weather – the census did not go as planned.
On this episode of the podcast we looked at the impacts of ice melt on Isle Royale's wolves and moose populations.
GUEST ON TODAY'S EPISODE:
Rolf Peterson, research professor in Forest Resources and Environmental Science at Michigan Technological University
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