Hard Times for Isle Royale Moose Herd John Flesher Associated Press reports that the Isle Royale moose population fell to about 540 this winter, down from 740 last year and 1,100 during the winter of 2002-03 according to wildlife biologist Rolf Peterson of Michigan Tech University. Meanwhile, wolf numbers jumped from 19 to 29 last season and reached 30 this year. A recent warming trend has borne a bumper crop of ticks and the balsam fir (the herd's primary food source) is slowly dying out on the western two-thirds of the island. Read Isle Royale moose population slump continues while wolves feast from MLive.com Posted/updated Mar 17, 2005 by Andrew McFarlane (Absolute Michigan) click to Send This Story to a Friend! Main Michigan News Page Go Back One Page

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