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Its a question more than a answer.
Maybe something at the present time makes it possible for a higher wolf population now than in the past. What also was the moose population 100 years ago?
Do logging roads and regular roads make the wolf more mobile in getting from point A to B. A little more efficient than?
Like deer it has been shown by Minnesota DNR studies that below a certain deer population present per sq. mile wolves can suppress deer population and also contribute to a decline.
When moose population gets at a level where you rally don't have a high moose population and wolves somehow are maintaining a fairly high population they may have the ability to suppress the moose population.
As the writer above mentioned,I also believe long term moose populations are dependant on many variables. Maybe one to many new variables is just too much creating a domino(sp) effect.
It will also be interesting with the large fires in the BWCA if these areas get a bounce in moose populations.
In the last few years twice I was in the BWCA or close proximate area for 10 day periods and watched with a low moose population in general how wolf packs will keep working small areas where moose are still present,because other areas lack moose or deer in abundance.
They will keep pressuring those moose. If populations of moose were greater,the wolves would move around a little more. There may be a tipping point where wolves do control moose populations when wolves can maintain higher than normal populations for some reason.
I also agree like above mentioned,that is why we should continue the moose study.
We just have to adjust are capture methods.
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