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Article: Moose population decline leaves Isle Royale wolves scrapping for food
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- AP Worldstream
- Article date:
- March 11, 2006
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JOHN FLESHER, Associated Press Writer
AP Worldstream
03-11-2006
Dateline: TRAVERSE CITY, Michigan
Gnawing leisurely on the remains of a moose carcass, the wolf pack's alpha male seemed unaware that mortal danger was coming ever closer.
Suddenly the eight-member rival pack burst into view. The alpha scrambled to his feet, but too late. Howling and barking, the enemy chased him down and attacked, killing the hapless victim within a couple of minutes.
It is not unusual for the gray wolves on Isle Royale National Park to target each other, said John Vucetich, a Michigan Tech University wildlife biologist who witnessed the carnage from an airplane in January. But the rival pack's brazen invasion ...
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