Yellowstone Wolf Directory

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Famous Wolf 34M 

[The Original & Longtime Alpha Male of The Chief Joseph and Chief Joseph II/Sheep Mountain Pack]

a. 1996 Arrivals
b. 106 lbs as alpha male
c. Released April 11 1996, exit April 13
d. Original Chief Joseph Member and first alpha male
e. Still alpha male of Chief Joseph as of Dec 31 1996
f. Bred both 16F and 17F in 1997
g. Bred with both 16F and 33F in 1998
h. Father of 6 pups in 1999.
i. Bred with 33F in 2000. He and wolf #198M were captured and moved from the outside off the park to the inside in 2000.
j. He died on November 27th 2001 from naturals causes (elk injury and then Cougar Creek Wolf Pack).

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Recap

ID : #34M
Sex : Male
Color : Gray 
Lifespan in Yellowstone : April 1996-November 2001 (5 and 1/2 years in Yellowstone)
Weight at release : 106 lbs as Alpha Male of Chief Joseph
Status in Chief Joseph Pack : First Alpha Male (April 1996-November 2001)
Mates : 16F, 17F and 33F

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Descendance : At least 6 pups in 1999. He bred 2 times in 1997 and 1998. Bred with 33F in 2000.

108M
111F
Famous Agate Creek Alpha Male Wolf 113M [Father of "The 06 Female" (832F)]*
115F*
141M
142F
147M
167F
168F
181F
185M
186M
187F
201F
202M
203M
248M
#109
#110
#112
#114
#116
#117
#143
#144
#145
#146
#166
#169

Descendance Legacy (descendance pups that produced known pups) *Colored if alive* as Jan 2020 :

295M [Grandson] [Son of 113M]

Famous Wolf 383M [Grandson] [Son of 113M]

525F [Grand-Daughter] [Daughter of 113M]

590M [Grandson] [Grandson] [Son of 113M]

Famous wolf 692F [Grand-Daughter] [Daughter of 113M]

Famous 693F [Founder & 2nd and Longtime Alpha Female of The Blacktail Deer Plateau Pack] [Grand-Daughter] [Daughter of 113M]

715F [Grand-Daughter] [Daughter of 113M]

The Iconic Wolf 832F aka "The 06 Female" aka "O-Six" [Founder of The Lamar Canyon Pack and Mother of "Spitfire" (926F)] [Grand-Daughter] [Daughter of 113M]

642F [Great Grand-Daughter] [Daughter of 383M]

Famous Wolf 890M aka "Patch" [Current Alpha Male of Mollie's] [Great Grandson] [Son of 693F]

Famous Wolf 907F [Longtime Alpha Female of Junction Butte & Now Breeding Female of Junction Butte] [Great Great Grand-Daughter] [Daughter of "Puff" (911M)]

Famous Wolf 911M aka "Puff" [Founding Alpha Male of The Junction Butte Pack] [Great Grandson] [Son of 693F]

The Iconic Wolf 926F aka "Spitfire" [Longtime Alpha Female of The Lamar Canyon] [Great Grand-Daughter] [Daughter of 832F]

Famous Wolf 969F [907F's Sister] [Great Great Grand-Daughter] [Daughter of "Puff" (911M)]

"Little-T" [Current Alpha Female of The Lamar Canyon Pack] [Great Great Grand-Daughter] [Daughter of 926F ("Spitfire")]

[i]"UBF" (Uncollared Black Female) [907F's Daughter] [Current Alpha Female of Junction Butte] [Great Great Grand-Daughter & Great Great Great Grand-Daughter] [Daughter of "Patch" (890M)]

1109F [Great Great Grand-Daughter & Great Great Great Grand-Daughter] [Daughter of "Patch" (890M) and either 907F or her sister (969F)] [One at Least 4 Breeding Females of Junction Butte][/i]

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Living Legacy of 34M (Living Descendance that did not produce pups or known pups (# or nicknamed) :

1238M [Great Great Grandson] [Son of "Patch" (890M)] [Member of Mollie's]

1197F [Great Great Grand-Daughter or Great Great Great Grand-Daughter] [Daughter of either "Spitfire" (926F) or her daughter ("Little-T")] [Member of Lamar Canyon]

"Two Dot" [Great Great Grand-Pup or Great Great Great Grand-Pup] [Pup of either "Spitfire" (926F) or her daughter ("Little-T")] [Member of Lamar Canyon]

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*This image is copyright of its original author

Photo Credits : Wolf in Crystal Creek pen; Jim Peaco; January 26, 1996

Copyright policy of YPC :

*These images are in the public domain and may be reproduced, free of charge with the proper credit line.*

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Wolf 34M (Chief Joseph Alpha Male) (1997) (Badly injured)

"In January 1997, #34M made an out-of-territory foray across the northern range and through the territories of three other wolf packs. He was photographed on one occasion being attacked and badly injured by five of the Druid Peak wolves. It is interesting that he survived this encounter. It is likely that he also received wounds in an attack by the Rose Creek wolves. Not surprisingly, he retreated back to his former territory, but was accompanied by two 21-month-old sisters from the Rose Creek Pack (#16F and #17F). The three were located together with #33F in late January."

Source : Yellowstone Wolf Project Annual Report 1997

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Source of these informations : Yellowstone Wolf Projects Annual Reports and "Charting Yellowstone Wolves (25th Anniversary)"

(1995 and 1996, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001)

(The link to the Wolf Annual Reports is in the first post of the thread)

*Edit of this post will come in shorter or later moments after the 1996 reintroduced wolves are done (26F-42F) !*

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*Note* : I transferred this thread to my forum : The Domain of the Wolf and updated and added many informations from the multiples sources I red. Hope it is understandable.  Also, there is a problem with the spacing between texts sometimes which i can't fix. Sorry for the inconvenience it might cause.

Although all the informations are based from my review, searches and documentation of my searches on the Internet, some informations can be, and are, inaccurate due to new papers coming out, new genetics analyses, etc etc.

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