Isle Royale National Park

A second campground on Isle Royale National Park, Duncan Narrows Campground, is closed through July 31 due to increased wolf activity caused by improperly stored food. The closure follows a previous temporary shutdown and ineffective hazing efforts, with wolves accessing shelters and damaging items. The Three Mile Campground was also recently closed for similar reasons.

Isle Royale National Park's Three Mile Campground is closed through July 31 due to wolf activity, including a wolf interacting with tents and backpacks. The National Park Service will increase hazing efforts and install noise devices to address the issue, with a reevaluation on August 1.

The Three Mile Campground in Isle Royale National Park is temporarily closed until July 31 to deter a wolf that has become too accustomed to humans, exhibiting bold behavior like entering tents and dragging backpacks. The park is intensifying hazing efforts and enforcing stricter food storage rules to prevent the wolf from relying on human food.

The National Park Service closed Three Mile Campground on Isle Royale National Park due to a wolf exhibiting increasingly bold behavior, including interacting with tents and backpacks. Park staff will intensify hazing efforts and install noise devices to deter the wolf, with a tentative reopening planned for Aug. 1, though the closure may extend.

Wolves on Isle Royale in Lake Superior are thriving with the highest population since the late 1970s, but their predation is causing a significant decline in the moose population. The island serves as a natural laboratory for studying these predator-prey dynamics without human interference.