wolves

Today, we talk to a Michigan cherry farmer after a tough growing season. Then, an endangered wolf . . . in Michigan? IPR's Points North tells us the story. Later, a University of Michigan professor talks about an Indiana Jones style discovery.

Wildlife experts have hit a dead end in their quest to determine how a gray wolf arrived in southern Michigan for the first time in more than 100 years.

Wildlife researchers say the wolf population on a remote Lake Superior island is stable. But they say the moose population declined by 14% from last year.

This winter we've had record breaking warm weather. What does this mean for Isle Royale's wolves and moose, and how does it affect the census that tracks them?

Michigan Technological University's wolf-moose study is the longest running predator-prey study in the world. Surveying was suspended this year because of prolonged warm temperatures melting some of the ice pack on Isle Royale.

Proponents of a wolf hunt say that wolves kill deer and livestock and are recovered in the state of Michigan, while opponents say that wolves are vital to the ecosystems they inhabit and are culturally significant to tribes and loved by many Michiganders.

There are at least 631 gray wolves in Michigan’s Upper Peninsula, according to the state’s latest survey. Experts with Michigan’s Department of Natural Resources say the wolf population there has remained basically stable for more than a decade.

Rep. Dan Kildee discussed some news in national politics. Then we heard about the architect who designed the Broad Museum at Michigan State University. A little bit about the way wolves migrate and travel throughout the year. To finish the show, we took a trip to one of the few remaining video rental stores.

Just four years ago, only a single pair of inbred wolves remained on Isle Royale. That’s when the National Park Service began transplanting outside wolves to the isolated island. Now, Michigan Tech’s annual survey reports an estimated 28 wolves on the island as of this past February.

A Thursday ruling returned federal protections to the gray wolf in Michigan.