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04-09-2020, 01:44 AM( This post was last modified: 11-19-2020, 09:27 PM by TheNormalGuy )
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Wolf 8M (Rose Creek Pack)
"Wolf #8M, another 1995 arrival, was found dead in Slough Creek in June 2000. He had aspirated water, but was in relatively shallow water, indicating he may have drowned after being injured by an elk. (It is common for elk to seek protection from wolves in water.) "
04-09-2020, 01:54 AM( This post was last modified: 11-19-2020, 09:28 PM by TheNormalGuy )
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Wolf 218F (Geode Creek Pack)
"Wolf #218F of the Geode Creek pack was likely killed from injuries sustained encountering an elk in 2002."
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175F [Mollie's] (March 2003) (Killed by Bison)
"One of the prey-caused deaths was observed in Pelican Valley in March. A battle with a bull bison killed one of the Mollie’s pack wolves, and injured two others. The bison kicked one wolf, throwing it 10–15 m in the air, and hooked another with its horn, also launching the wolf airborne for several meters. The wolves eventually killed the bison, taking all of one day to do it. "
Source : Yellowstone Wolf Project Annual Report 2003
04-09-2020, 01:57 AM( This post was last modified: 11-19-2020, 09:29 PM by TheNormalGuy )
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Wolf 296M (Agate Creek Pack)
"One wolf from the Agate Creek pack [296M] died from apparent disease. Although we were able to retrieve the carcass from the field the day after discovering the mortality, disease analysis on the carcass was inconclusive because of slight tissue decay. Disease experts at the Montana Fish, Wildlife and Parks lab in Bozeman, Montana, had excluded other causes of death, and other evidence from the necropsy suggested death due to unknown disease. Prior to the necropsy in Bozeman, a field trip of visiting veterinarians inspected the carcass externally, and also corroborated a disease cause of death, based on bleeding from the anus and mouth."
Third of August 2003
Source : Yellowstone Wolf Project Annual Report 2003
"In April 2003, the Swan Lake pack killed a radio-collared cougar on Mt. Everts, which led to the death of the female cougar’s two young kittens from starvation"
Source : Yellowstone Wolf Project Annual Report 2003.
"Mange was reported for the first time inside Yellowstone National Park. A Chief Joseph wolf was sighted on Daly Creek with hair loss. This is the only location in Yellowstone National Park where mange has been observed, and so far, no mortalities have resulted from mange. Mange is common on all sides of the park except the south, where it is unrecorded."
Source : Yellowstone Wolf Project Annual Report 2004
04-09-2020, 03:45 AM( This post was last modified: 11-19-2020, 09:30 PM by TheNormalGuy )
Wolf 193M died from mange complications at age nine in 2007.
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"White Line" (761F) (Druid) (2010)
"Three-year-old “White Line” (761F) fought with the Lamar Canyon alpha female [The 06 Female or 832F] at a kill site and was later killed in the same area, possibly by wolves or a mountain lion"
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Yearling Wolf 753F (Silver Pack) (2010)
"In August, yearling #753F died, probably from a fatal encounter with a bison."
Source : Yellowstone wolf Project Annual report 2007 and 2010
Stories From the bones by Sue Ware.
If you want to know more information about the deaths of 8M, 21M, 42F, 204M and 483F
Make sure to read this.
"Sue Ware is a paleopathologist (scholar of ancient diseases) and osteologist (scholar of bones) with the Denver Museum of Nature and Science. She has been a visiting scholar with the Wolf Project since 2008."
04-09-2020, 04:05 AM( This post was last modified: 11-19-2020, 09:33 PM by TheNormalGuy )
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Wolf 980M (Mollie's Alpha male) (2015)
"In August 2015, alpha male 980M was kicked by a bull elk while the pack was hunting and died from his injuries. "
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Wolf 993M (Lamar Canyon) (2016)
"Killed by elk in 2016."
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Wolf 909F (8-Mile) (2017)
"The wolf that died after being kicked several times by an ungulate was a female pregnant with five pups (three males, two females) that all died. They were within a week of birth."
"Long-time alpha female 909F’s six-year leadership of the 8 Mile pack ended in April 2017 when she died after being kicked several times by an ungulate. She was within about one week of whelping five pups"
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Wolf 949M (Alpha Male of Lamar Canyon) (2017)
"one died of canine distemper virus (CDV)"
"In mid-August the alpha male of the Lamar Canyon pack started to exhibit acute disease symptoms. Observers at first noted mucous in his eyes, weight loss, and unsteady back legs and within one week the symptoms advanced to near-complete paralysis. Lab results confirmed he died of canine distemper virus and the virus in his particular case was concentrated in the nervous system"
Source : Yellowstone Wolf Project Annual Reports 2015, 2016 and 2017
04-09-2020, 04:09 AM( This post was last modified: 04-09-2020, 05:01 AM by TheNormalGuy )
Wolf 779F (Alpha of Mollie's) (2018)
"Long-time alpha female 779F’s reign ended when she died in late March 2018, possibly due to a kick from an ungulate while hunting. She was pregnant at the time. "
Source : Yellowstone Wolf Project Annual Report 2018
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