Four Canadian wolves were captured and air-dropped on Lake Superior's Isle Royale National Park in Michigan – effectively doubling the pack’s current numbers – as part of an effort to rebuild the dwindling wolf population and help control the moose population, officials said Monday. Helicopter crews fired net guns to capture the wolves, three males and one female, in Ontario last week, the National Park Service said. The wolves are being reintroduced to the island to help control the moose population, estimated to be near 1,500. The arrival of the Canadian wolves boosted the park's wolf total to eight – four males and four females – including the last two survivors of a dwindling population that had occupied the park for about 70 years. CLICK HERE TO GET THE FOX NEWS APPThe National Park Service hopes to take 20 to 30 wolves to Isle Royale over the next several years.

Source: Fox News March 07, 2019 10:43 UTC