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reports on the daily progress of scientific expeditions —
adventures, misadventures, discoveries. As with the expeditions
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by John Vucetich As the emergence of snow fleas signals the end
of winter, scientists gather up their findings on wolves and
moose and prepare to leave Isle Royale. Scientists look for
female wolves among the Chippewa Harbor Pack, but the absence of
mating behaviors suggests that the four wolves traveling
together are all male. After enjoying a relatively mild winter
so far, the moose of Isle Royale National Park struggle to plow
through 10 inches of new snow in search of food. Scientists
follow the mating behavior of two Isle Royale wolves — a
promising sign for the future of the island’s wolf population.
The wolves in Isle Royale National Park are entering a period
when old moose will be rare, making hunting more difficult.
Scientists follow the only surviving wo