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The New Kids in the Park: The National Park Service released two wolves – a 4-year-old female and 5-year-old male – on Wednesday as part of its project to reinvigorate wolves on Isle Royale National Park. With photos posted on Facebook was this note: “This female gray wolf was taken to the island by plane and carried to a release site away from the public and the territory of the two resident wolves. It did not take long for her to leave the crate and begin exploring her new home on the island. A second wolf, a male, left his crate shortly after dark in a different location. The two of them will be joined by other wolves in the coming weeks.” The plan is for six additional wolves this fall and then 20 to 30 over the next few years, according to the Detroit Free Press. There were
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