For the first time, state wildlife officials say there's a wolf pack in northern Lower Michigan. A pack is defined as two or more animals travelling together, but it doesn't necessarily mean there's a breeding pair.
"The pack designation has more to do with the fact that they hunt together," says Tim Reis, wildlife supervisor for the Department of Natural Resources and Environment.
He says officials found two separate sets of tracks at the same time on private land in northern Cheboygan County.
"The property owner mentioned he's seen a third set of tracks so there may be as many as three wolves in this pack," he says.
It's likely is a few animals crossed over the ice from the Upper Peninsula this winter or last.
The wolf population is expanding across the U.P., but because of ongoing legal battles they remain an endangered species under federal protection.
