Endangered Lake Superior caribou helicoptered to island with no wolves

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Endangered Lake Superior caribou helicoptered to island with no wolves


https://www.twincities.com/2018/01/15/endangered-lake-superior-caribou-helicoptered-to-island-with-no-wolves/


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Crew members watch as a caribou is released on the Slate Islands off Ontario's North Shore of Lake Superior over the weekend of Jan. 13-15, 2018. Seven caribou were moved over the weekend off Michipichoten Island in hopes some of the herd will survive. (Courtesy of the Ontario Ministry of Natural Resources and Forestry via Forum News Service)

By John Myers | Forum News Service
PUBLISHED: January 15, 2018 at 11:04 pm | UPDATED: January 16, 2018 at 2:05 pm


DULUTH, Minn. — Some of the Lake Superior region’s last herd of caribou got a free helicopter ride over the weekend as Ontario wildlife authorities rush to save at least some of the animals from certain death at the hands of wolves.

Seven caribou, one male and six females, were tranquilized and taken aboard helicopters from Michipicoten Island on Lake Superior to the Slate Islands, according to the Ontario Ministry of Natural Resources and Forestry.

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More caribou were slated for relocation Monday if weather conditions allowed. The goal is to move between 10 and 12 animals total.

The Michipicoten herd has been decimated in recent years after wolves crossed an ice bridge from the Ontario mainland. Where more than 450 roamed before the wolves arrived in 2014 as few as 30 caribou — the last in the entire region — were left on the island by the weekend.......................................................




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[mitch96]

1. certain death at the hands of wolves.

I'm just curious if the wolfs travel over the frozen lake (if it freezes ) they would still be in danger..yes?
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