What to do about the weakened Isle Royale wolf population has been the subject of a lot of debate, reaching to national levels. Some favor no action, while others call for the introduction of new wolves.
Excerpt: When I was on Isle Royale in the 1980s, there were more than 20 wolves, and some years before that, there were 50 on the wilderness archipelago. Today, there are now just eight inbred and increasingly weakened wolves that remain on this island and cry for “genetic rescue,” a replenishing of the gene pool to restore future generations to health.
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Source: Lansing State Journal
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