Isle Royale Research Paper

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In the middle of lake superior there is an island. This island is called Isle Royale. On this island there is a population of certain animals. These animals are Moose and Wolves. There is one problem on the island though. The wolves are disappearing, they are endangered. If they see Wolves go extinct, it could cause many problems. This essay will talk about how we humans should intervene with the wolves and find a way to get more wolves on the island.

The first reason we don't want these Wolves to go is extinct is that we would be losing a whole species of wolves. According to the Detroit Free Press it states that in April 20,2015 there were only three wolves left on Isle Royale. Once there were fifty wolves on the island at one time. It has kept an average of twenty five wolves on the Island over many decades. The reason for this dramatic drop is due to physical and reproductive impacts of inbreeding. There is only one female left on Isle Royale. If that female dies, there will be no more wolves. We shouldn't lose a whole species of wolves when we can just add some more wolves to the island. …show more content…

According to the video “The Wolves and Moose of Isle royale” it says that Moose eat tons of grass and that they graze all day. According to cutemoose.net it states that these moose can consume 50 to 60lb of grass a day. If we have no Wolves to kill these moose the whole island will be destroyed be these moose. Then what happens when there is no more grass left on the island. All of the moose will die. This is another reason why we, should definitely

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