Bone Deformities Linked To Inbreeding In Isle Royale Wolves

Saturday, April 11, 2009 - 20:21 in Paleontology & Archaeology

The wolves on Isle Royale in the state of Michigan are suffering from genetically deformed bones. Scientists blame the extreme inbreeding of the small isolated wolf population on the island National Park in northern Lake Superior.

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