As climate change profoundly alters ecosystems in North America, a small parasite is wreaking havoc: the winter tick. This ...

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 ...

A Michigan Tech student researcher, empathetic to the suffering of tick-infested moose — and with a personal ick for ticks — ...

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 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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

A type of tick is draining so much blood from Minnesota's moose that the animals are starving to death. Winter tick populations have exploded along the North Shore as the state's winters and springs ...

For those who have a little bit of patience and enjoy seeing wildlife, looking for moose in the mountainous areas surrounding ...

This moose was spotted in Middle Crow, located in the Pole Mountain area, by Bennet Hill during Winter Moose Day weekend Feb. 8-9. Community scientists spotted four adult moose and one calf in the ...