Covid knocks out winter study of moose & wolves at Isle Royale NP for first time since start in 1959

One of the world's longest-running wildlife field studies has fallen prey to the coronavirus pandemic.

Since 1959, a research team has spent most of the winter observing the interplay between wolves and moose at Isle Royale National Park in Lake Superior. But this year's mission has been scrapped to protect the scientists and support personnel from possible exposure to the virus, Superintendent Denice Swanke said Friday.

https://www.freep.com/story/news/local/michigan/2021/01/16/isle-royale-wolf-moose-study-coronavirus/4188366001/