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Findings from fifty-year study (the longest such study ever done) on the predator/prey relationships of wolves and moose are being shared with the public. The anniversary will be commemorated in speaking engagements (sadly, none in Minnesota) and lesson plans for teachers. Like you, I’d wondered, Great, but what’s so unique about the study to warrant fifty long years? From the press release:

In the late 1940s, a pack of wolves made the treacherous trip across 15 to 20 miles of frozen waters of Lake Superior to Isle Royale, located not far from the Canadian border. There they found a wilderness island safe from hunters and traffic and home to an abundant moose herd. The wolves settled in to a self-contained ecosystem where they were virtually the only predators and the moose were their primary prey.

Wow, almost sounds like a trailer for some Disney flick, only really interesting. For more details on the findings, see the Study’s official site.