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Wolves, moose and biodiversity: An unexpected connection

Moose eat plants; wolves kill moose. What difference does this classic predator-prey interaction make to biodiversity?

Biology / Ecology

created Nov 02, 2009 | popularity 4.9 / 5 (7) | comments 4

Poop reveals an immigrant in Isle Royale wolves' gene pool

The wolves and moose of Isle Royale have done it again. They’ve surprised the scientists who have spent more than half a century studying them.

Biology / Ecology

created Mar 30, 2011 | popularity 4 / 5 (1) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

What should be done about the disappearing wolves of Isle Royale?

(PhysOrg.com) -- The number of wolves at Isle Royale National Park has dipped to nine—the lowest number seen since Michigan Technological University’s wolf-moose predator-prey study began 54 years ...

Biology / Ecology

created Mar 19, 2012 | popularity 3 / 5 (2) | comments 0

Isle Royale wolves may go extinct

Isle Royale National Park's gray wolves, one of the world's most closely monitored predator populations, are at their lowest ebb in more than a half-century and could die out within a few years, scientists said Friday.

Biology / Ecology

created Mar 16, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 1

Sacked workers to open new wind turbine factory

Workers who lost their jobs when an Isle of Wight wind turbine factory closed down plan to open their own turbine plant on the same industrial estate as the former business.

Technology / Energy & Green Tech

created Jul 25, 2010 | popularity 5 / 5 (7) | comments 7

Inbreeding taking toll on Michigan wolves

(AP) -- The two dozen or so gray wolves that wander an island chain in northwestern Lake Superior are suffering from backbone malformations caused by genetic inbreeding, posing yet another challenge to their ...

Biology / Plants & Animals

created Apr 04, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0