Pity the poor Isle Royale moose in winter, losing weight daily with little of nutritional value to eat, wolves closing in for the kill and sometimes thousands of blood-sucking winter ticks clinging to ...

Unlike dog and deer ticks, which take blood meals from multiple hosts at different life stages, winter ticks spend their entire life cycle on a single animal.

The northern New England states are home to thousands of moose, but the herd has dwindled in the last decade, in part because of the winter ticks. (Robert F. Bukaty/AP) More hunters could be out in ...

This tiny parasite can cause moose deaths. Michigan’s most in-depth study to date into why the moose population in Michigan’s Upper Peninsula is stagnant is looking at several factors that could be ...

The wolf population doubled to 28. The moose population declined 28%. More pups, increased predation and pesky parasites are among highlights of the 63rd annual Isle Royale Winter Study. With ...

ISLE ROYALE, MI - While this remote island archipelago covered with ice and snow is closed to the public during the winter, there has been a lot of excitement on Isle Royale in the last few weeks as ...