Michigan’s wolf numbers are growing, presenting challenges

A gray wolf lurks behind trees. DEPARTMENT OF NATURAL RESOURCES
A gray wolf lurks behind trees. DEPARTMENT OF NATURAL RESOURCES

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Michigan’s population of wolves has been growing since they were added to the Endangered Species Act slightly more than 50 years ago.

Since then, wolves have slowly repopulated the Upper Peninsula, moving from the western Great Lake states.

And on Isle Royale in Lake Superior, where the National Park Service reintroduced wolves from the mainland starting in 2019, the population is estimated t…