Rolf and Candy Peterson will present “The Wolves and Moose of Isle Royale National Park.” Rolf will show slides of his wolf-moose research on Isle Royale and discuss the current condition of their predator-prey relationship. Candy will lead a group exercise that demonstrates the sense of smell, which is much more highly developed in wolves than in humans. There will be moose bones and wolf and beaver skulls to examine.
Rolf Peterson, professor of wildlife ecology and leader of the Isle Royale wolf-moose study, presented "The Wolves of Isle Royale" as the kick-off session for "Celebrate the U.P.," sponsored by the Upper Peninsula Environmental Coalition (UPEC) last March in Marquette. Peterson and his wife, Candy Peterson, will offer a similar presentation tonight, April 20, at the Portage Lake District Library in Houghton. (Photos by Keweenaw Now)Rolf Peterson, Michigan Tech research professor of wildlife ecology, has led the Isle Royale wolf-moose predator-prey study for more than 35 years. He is the author of The Wolves of Isle Royale: A Broken Balance; and his photographs have been published in National Geographic, Audubon and National Wildlife magazines. His work concentrates on the ecology of the wolf and its prey.
Candy (Carolyn) Peterson is the author of A View From the Wolf's Eye, a memoir of her 37 summers sharing husband Rolf's life and research on Isle Royale.
Candy Peterson signs a copy of her book A View From the Wolf's Eye following the presentation on "The Wolves of Isle Royale," March 19, 2010, in Marquette.Library presentations are free and everyone is welcome. For more information, call the library at 482-4570 or visit www.pldl.org.
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