The Ontario government plans to move endangered caribou off an island in Lake Superior by helicopter to save the animals from a pack of wolves. Minister of Natural Resources and Forestry Kathryn McGarry says the wolves got onto Michipicoten Island using a rarely formed ice bridge several years ago. She says the government will take a portion of the caribou population to Slate Islands in Lake Superior where they’ll roam in an area free from predators. The ministry hopes the relocated caribou will eventually breed with a herd already on the Slate Islands to help grow their population. The government is worried the Michipicoten Island caribou will be wiped out if no action is taken.

Source: National Post December 08, 2017 17:48 UTC