Yellowstone Wolf Directory

[TheNormalGuy]

Post #10 (Wolf 10M summary)

I found this article by Ralph Maughan !

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Man charged with killing Yellowstone Wolf no. 10
5/17/95.  

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For the first time ever, a charge has been brought against someone for killing an endangered wolf in the Northern Rockies.

Chad McKittrick of Red Lodge, Montana, has been charged with killing the alpha male of the Rose Creek Pack (wolf number 10). The wolf was one of 14 that were reintroduced to Yellowstone National Park last January.

 McKittrick is a 42-year old unemployed carpenter. Affidavits filed in support of the charge said a hunting buddy told federal agents he saw McKittrick shoot the wolf. There has been an $11,000 reward for information leading to the arrest and conviction of the wolf killer.

 McKittrick told the "Jackson Hole News" that he thought he was shooting at a dog or a coyote. Federal agents found the head and hide of the 120 pound wolf at McKittrick's house.

The alpha female (no. 9) is still apparently on private land near Red Lodge, Montana with her 8 pups. Although the landower was reported in the media to be "happy" to have the wolf and her pups on his land, a news report in the Idaho Falls "Post Register" Monday said that this was not so.

The landowner has been offered $5000 by the private group, "Defenders of Wildlife" to leave the mother and pups alone and allow them to use his land. There is much discussion by the wolf program that the wolves should be moved back to the still-intact Rose Creek pen in the Park.

http://www.forwolves.org/ralph/mckittric...killer.htm

He got 6 months of prison !

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[TheNormalGuy]

(03-22-2020, 03:26 AM)GuateGojira Wrote:

(03-19-2020, 03:01 AM)TheNormalGuy Wrote:

Wolf 34M (The First Alpha Male of Chief Joseph)

Excelent information, congratulations!!!

Just one little question about this male wolf. The information says a weight of "75 lb as an alpha male". Is there an error in that figure? Maybe is 175 lb?

I did some research, and I found a more plausible and realistic weight for the alpha male from a 1996 report of Ralph Maughan (An extremely reliable expert and reporter)

106 lbs. Which is 48.08 kg. Reply

[TheNormalGuy]

About Wolf #12M (Summary of this wolf on page one or two of this thread) 

Wolf #12 found dead near Daniel, WY

2/12/96.

Details about its death and is remarkable dispersal.

Quote:A determination of the cause of death of wolf 12M has been made. The wolf was illegally killed.

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[TheNormalGuy]

(03-15-2020, 06:58 PM)TheNormalGuy Wrote:

Wolf #4M

a.   1995 Arrivals
b.   98 lbs as alpha male
c.    Released March 21 1995, exit March 31
d.   Original Crystal Creek member and first alpha male
e.   Killed in a confrontation with Druid Pack on May 7 1996
f.     Location of Death : Soda Butte Creek, YNP

Recap :

ID : #4M
Sex : Male
Status in the Crystal Creek Pack (Now known as Mollie's) : Alpha Male (1995-May 7 1996)
Situation : Dead (May 7 1996)
Weight at release : 98 lbs
Mate : 5F

Source of these informations : Yellowstone Wolf Projects Annual Reports

(1995 and 1996)

(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 all the 1995 reintroduced wolves (#2M-15M) are done !*

Quote:Biologists said the black male had puncture wounds in the soft tissue on the inside of its hind legs. This injury may have killed the wolf.

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[TheNormalGuy]

https://www.facebook.com/277378085638076/posts/4631362393572935/?vh=e&d=n

The Junction Butte Pack has 18 pups it seems this year ! Reply

[TheNormalGuy]

"755M .. Spent an intimate Memorial weekend morning with this amazing wolf amid the tranquil and serene waters of the Yellowstone River. Did you know that 755M (former mate to the famous 06 alpha female of the Lamar Canyon Pack and current mate to the alpha female of the Wapiti Lake Pack - the daughter of the Canyon Pack's white alpha female) is the only alpha male in Yellowstone's 21-year history of wolf reintroduction to be the founder of two different wolf packs? I’ve followed the triumphs and challenges of this wolf since 2010 and rejoice each time we meet again! Come join us and schedule your intimate adventure at http://www.wolftracker.com!"

- Yellowstone Wolf Tracker

WAPITI WOLVES - MOTHER & DAUGHTER ... Spent most of a morning recently along the shoreline of the Yellowstone River in Hayden Valley with the ever-whitening alpha female of the Wapiti Lake Pack and her yearling daughter. Both the mother and daughter are gray wolves, but the mother carries the genes of the white matriarchs before her, and her coat whitens seemingly with each passing month. The white matriarchs before her are her mother, the 11-year-old alpha female of the Canyon Pack and part of the oldest mated pair in the history of reintroduced Yellowstone wolves (9 years and counting), and her grandmother, the famous alpha female 540F of the Hayden Valley Pack .. the whitest of them all!

Leo Leckie, a Yellowstone WolfTracker (Wild Side) Guide
www.WolfTracker.com

[August 2018]

Wolves : "The Wapiti White Alpha Female" and one of her daughters.



https://www.instagram.com/p/BJJbEUBhd8j/



HONORING 926F


"Wolf #926F of the Lamar Canyon Pack was recently legally shot by a hunter when the pack was outside of the protection of Yellowstone Park, near Cooke City, Montana. We are sure that wildlife enthusiasts worldwide, like us, are deeply saddened by the news. Wolf #926F was the daughter of the “06 Female, that was the subject of the book American Wolf. The ‘06 Female was shot by a hunter in Wyoming in 2012. These cases emphasize the need to end hunting of wolves on the boundary of Yellowstone Park where they are so highly valued.
This footage is of #926F with the alpha male of the pack, “Small Dot,” during happier times in 2017. #wolves #926 #yellowstone"


https://www.instagram.com/p/BqyMmxpFdtb/



"Throwback to a few winters ago when the Canyon Pack alpha female frequented the park roads in the winter for ease of travel in her advanced age. Here she is howling for the rest of the pack. Photo by Wolftracker guide @mtnmichelle Please check out Wolftracker.com to book your own Yellowstone adventure. ?"

Mtn Michelle : Michelle Holigan.


https://www.instagram.com/p/ByN-AZAhSGS/


@bruin 

"Reminiscing on this day out in Lamar Valley ?

Got the opportunity to watch the Junctions harass this subadult Grizzly Bear? 

The Junction Butte pack has a high number of 21 wolves- 11 adults and 10 pups! They have been showing off for us the last couple of weeks making for an awesome time out in Yellowstone! Check out http://www.wolftracker.com to book a tour with one of our trackers! .

. Taken by wolf tracker Taylor Bland"


https://www.instagram.com/p/B22inXQg1ai/

"890M from the Mollies pack walking through the prairie. The Mollies have 9 wolves in the pack, consisting of 5 black and 4 grays. They are the oldest reigning pack in the park, and have been around since the 1995 wolf reintroduction into Yellowstone. 890M is the alpha male of the Mollies and weighs over 120 pounds. He is the second oldest wolf in the park, aging in at 9 years old. This was a special opening day in the park- June 1, 2020. .

. Taken by @taylorlbland .
. To book a tour with Wolf Tracker, go to http://www.wolftracker.com or click the link in the bio! ?? ."


https://www.instagram.com/p/CBWS_Gwg-jw/

above : 890M

"Is that a black bear? No, wait! It’s a wolf! 1154f was spotted today wondering in Yellowstone early this morning. What will come from this wolf encounter? Come join us for the possibility to see more of this wolf, along with multiple other packs! Check us out at http://www.wolftracker.com for your own private/custom tour!

Photos by guide: @nwdarr 


https://www.instagram.com/p/CBbwwV0Ad4a/

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[TheNormalGuy]

"Wolf 1229F, a female yearling from the Junction Butte Pack is overlooking a large herd of nervous bison in the road in Yellowstone a few days ago."

- mtnmichelle

"Wolf 1203F, a female with the Wapiti Lake Pack in Yellowstone, crossed the road right behind me last week and I got a rare closeup of a wild wolf. The collar she’s wearing was placed by the Wolf Project who studies the restoration of wolves in Yellowstone. ?"

- mtnmichelle

"I was lucky enough to stumble upon the Wapiti Lake Pack wolves crossing the road today and I was surprised to see how much the white female (1st picture) looks like her mother (2nd picture). Following in her mother’s and grandmother’s footsteps this white wolf is the alpha female of her pack and under her reign they have controlled the interior of Yellowstone for several years. ?"

Her : Wapiti White Female Her Mother : "The White Lady" or "The Canyon Pack White Alpha Female" Reply

[TheNormalGuy]

I just bought a book called : "Charting Yellowstone Wolves (25th Anniversary)" by James Halfpenny, Shauna Baron and Leo Leckie.

It very very very awesome ! It details everything, including a short story on every collared wolves, the packs members of each pack by year, pictures, etc...

I absolutely devoured the book.

I did (from the stories of the wolves) an experimental genetic table of all the wolves that produced known pups (Those given an number [#] or a name). 

Famous Wolf number #9F is the Queen.

9F

 

-       6 sons

-       13 daughters

-       7 unknown gender pups

-       45 grandsons

-       47 grand-daughters

-       24 unknown grand-pups

-       39 great grand sons

-       46 great grand daughter

-       1 great grand unknown pup

-       15 great great grand sons

-       38 great great grand daughters

-       1 great great grand pup

-       23 great great great grandsons

-       33 great great great grand daughters

-       1 possible great great great grand unknown pup*

-       10 great great great great grand sons

-       6 great great great great grand daughters

-       1 possible great great great great grand unknown pups

 

 Around 350 wolves are related to her including the likes of 7F, 16F, 17F, 18F, 21M, 52M, 113M, 151F, 152F, 192M, 193M, 209F, 220F, 255F, 286F, 302M ("The Casanova"), 380F, 469F, 470F, 471F, 472F, 480M, 495M, 525F, 527F, 529F, 569F, 586M, 587M, 636M, 641M, 642F, 692F, 693F, 712M ["White Lady's Mate"], 779F, 821F, O-Six/"The 06 Female/832F, 870F, 890M ("Patch"), 907F, 909F, 910M, 911M ("Puff"), 926F ("Spitfire"), 953F/1204F, 969F, 970F, 978F, 1014M, 1015M, 1091F, "Ragged-Tail", "The Wapiti White Alpha Female", "Half-Black", "U-Black" (427F), "Little-T",  "Brindle", "Hook" and SW147M.

She is also assurely related to "Big Brown" (778M) and maybe to "Big Blaze" (838M) although their origin are unknown.

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[TheNormalGuy]

From the Book : "Charting Yellowstone Wolves (25TH ANNIVERSARY)" 

Numbers not utilized

• "Wolf #1 was tagged with an red ear tag as a yearling to go to Yellowstone... Blue ear tags went to Idaho." However, the plan was to send the adults to Yellowstone and the yearlings to Idaho. So when they realized that the wolf #1 was a yearling, they remove the ear tag and destroyed it. 
  

-  25
-     57-62
-       195-196
-       198
-       232
-       237
-       264-266
-       272-273
-       278
-       281
-       297-299
-       307/308
-       310-317
-       319-322
-       324-325
-       328
-       330
-       333-339
-       357-358
-       362
-       364-369
-       387
-       403-404
-       411-421
-       425-426
-       428-433
-       436-443
-       445-446
-       448
-       450
-       452
-       454-465
-       498-523
-       530-533
-       547-568
-       579-585
-       594-622
-       637
-       648-660
-       662
-       664-681
-       683
-       698-711
-       717-751
-       764-767
-       770-774
-       781-792
-       795-817
-       833-837
-       839-855
-       857-858
-       860-868
-       873-888
-       891-905
-       912-923
-       927-931
-       935-948
-       950-952
-       954-961
-       971-977
-       981-991
-       997-1004
-       1006-1011
-       1016-1046
-       1051-1081
-       1085-1089
-       1092-1103
-       1110-1115 ?
-       1120-1153 ?
-       1157-1196 ?
-       1202 ??
-       1205-1227 ?

? : Might have been assigned outside the park and is unknown to the author

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[TheNormalGuy]

Numbered and Nicknamed Wolves Alive as of January 2020 and updates on some.

These informations are According To  :

• Yellowstone Wolf Tracker page called "Yellowstone Wolf : Tracking The Packs"
• Yellowstone Wolf Project Annual Report For The Year 2019 (Published in Feb 2020)
• "Charting Yellowstone Wolves (25th Anniversary)" By James Halfpenny, Leo Leckie and Shauna Baron
  

Alive/Missing

• 755M [Last seen in October 2017] [Would be 12 years] [Probably Dead] [Son of 485F]
• "Patch" (890M) [Alpha Male of Mollie's] [Son of 830F ? & 838M aka "Big Blaze" ?] [9 years old]
• 907F [Longtime Alpha Female of Junction and Currently one of at least 4 Breeding Females of the pack] [7 Years Old] 
• 910M 
• 932M [Last seen in 2015] [Probably born around 2011 or 2012]
• 933M [Last Seen in 2015] [Born in 2013] [Would be 7 years old in April 2020]
• 934F [Last Seen in 2015] [Born in 2013] [Would be 7 years old in April 2020]
• 953F/1204F [Current Alpha Female of Cougar Creek] [Daughter of 478F and 689M] [7 years old]
• 963F [Last Seen in 2018] [Would be 6 years old in April 2020] [Daughter of 871M and 909F]
• 964M [Last Seen in 2018] [Collar no longer transmitting] [Status Unknown] [Born in 2014 to Alphas 871M and 909F] [Would be 6 years old]
• 969F [Died in January 2020]
• 978F/1239F [Current Mollie's Alpha Female] [Daughter of 779F] [7 years old]
• 995F [Last Seen in 2016] [Fate Unknown] [Would be 6 years old] [Daughter of 870F and "Patch" (890M)]
• 996M [Born in 2015 to Alphas 821F and SW763M] [Subordinate Member of Junction Butte] [5 years old]
• 1005F [Born in 2015 to alpha female 909F and an uncollared male] [Founding Alpha Female of The "Short-Lived" Phantom Lake Pack] [Member of the 1005F/1200M Group] [5 years old]
• 1014M [Born to 779F and 980M in 2013] [Current Alpha Male of Wapiti Lake] [7 years old]
• 1015M [Born to 779F and 980M in 2014] [Current Alpha Male of 8-Mile] [6 Years old]
• 1047M [Born to 909F and 871M in 2014] [Current Alpha Male of Junction Butte] [6 years old]
• 1048M [Born to 909F and 871M in 2015] [Current Beta Male of Junction Butte] [5 years old]
• 1049F [Born in 2016 to 909F and an uncollared male] [Died in May 2020]
• 1050F [Born to Unknown Cougar Creek Alphas in 2016] [Grand-Daughter of 478F] [Member of Cougar Creek] [4 years old]
• 1082M 
• 1084M
• 1090F [Born to Alphas 779F and 980M in 2014] [Member of Mollie's] [6 years old]
• 1104F [Born to Alpha 1015M and Beta 1091F in 2017] [Localized in Grand Teton NP] [3 year old]
• 1105M [Born in 2017 to Alphas 1015M and "The Wapiti White Alpha Female"] [Was the Beta Male of 8-Mile] [Died From an Infectious Disease/Malnutrition in January 2020 at the age of 2 1/2]
• 1106M [Born to Alphas 1015M and "The Wapiti White Alpha Female" in 2017] [Founding & Current Alpha Male of The Phantom Lake Pack] [3 years old]
• 1108M ?
• 1109F [Born to "Patch" (890M) and either Alpha 907F or her sister (Beta 969F) in 2016] [One of at least 4 Breeding Females of Junction Butte] [4 years old]
• 1117M [Born in Between 2011 and 2014 in the "remote" Bechler Pack] [Current Alpha Male of Cougar Creek] [Between 6 and 9 years old]
• 1119F [Born to 909F and uncollared male in 2016] [Was the Alpha Female of The Phantom Lake Pack] [Died from unknown causes in the summer of 2020 at the age of 4]
• 1154F [Born into the 8-Mile in 2018] [Status Unknown as of Jan 2020]
• 1155M [Born in 2014 to Alphas 779F and 980M] [Member of 8-Mile] [6 years old]
• 1156M [Born in 2017 to Alphas 1015M and "The Wapiti White Alpha Female"] [Member of 8-Mile] [3 years old]
• 1197F [Born in 2018 to Alpha "Small-Dot" and either Beta 926F ("Spitfire") or her daughter (Alpha "Little-T")] [2 year old member of Lamar Canyon]
• 1198F [Born to Alphas 953F/1204F and 1117M in 2018] [Member of Cougar Creek] [2 years old]
• 1199F [Born to Alphas 953F/1204F and 1117M in 2018] [Member of Cougar Creek] [2 years old] 
• 1200M [Born to Uncollared Black Alphas in 2016] [Grandson of 478F] [Member of the 1005F/1200M Group] [4 years old]
• 1201F [Born to Alphas "The Wapiti White Alpha Female" and 1015M in 2017] [Member of Wapiti Lake] [3 years old]
• 1203F [Born to Alphas "The Wapiti White Alpha Female" and 1015M in 2017] [Member  of Wapiti Lake] [3 years old]
• 1228F [Pup born in Junction Butte in 2019] [Member of Junction Butte] [1 year old]
• 1229F [Pup born in Junction Butte in 2019] [Member of Junction Butte] [1 year old]
• 1230M [Pup born to alphas 1015M and "Brindle" in 2019] [Member of 8-Mile] [1 year old]
• [1231M [Pup born to alphas 1015M and "Brindle" in 2019] [Member of 8-Mile] [1 year old]
• 1232M [Pup born to alphas 1015M and "Brindle" in 2019] [Member of 8-Mile] [1 year old]
• 1233M [Pup born to alphas 1015M and "Brindle" in 2019] [Member of 8-Mile] [1 year old]
• 1234M [Pup born to Alphas 1014M and "The Wapiti White Alpha Female" in 2018] [Member of Wapiti Lake] [2 year old]
• 1235F [Pup born to alphas 1014M and "The Wapiti White Alpha Female" in 2019] [Member of Wapiti Lake] [1 year old]
• 1236M [Pup born to alphas 1014M and "The Wapiti White Alpha Female" in 2019] [Member of Wapiti Lake] [1 year old]
• 1237M [Collared as an adult in Mollie's in 2019]
• 1238M [Born to Alphas 978/1239F and "Patch" (890M) in 2019] [Member of Mollie's] [1 year old]
• SW5023F
• Bechler Female (Born to 192M in 2008) [Could Still be the Alpha Female of Bechler altough she would be 12 years old which is very very old]
• "Brindle" (Born to 871M and 909F in 2014] [Current Alpha Female of 8-Mile] [6 years old]
• "Little-T" [Born to Alphas 925M aka "Big Gray" and 926F aka "Spitfire" in 2014] [Current Alpha Female of Lamar Canyon] [6 years old]
• "Small-Dot" [Born in 2015 likely in the Beartooth Pack] [Current Alpha Male of Lamar Canyon] [5 years old]
• "Two Dot" [Born in 2018 to "Small-Dot" and either Alpha "Little-T" or her Mother that was then Beta (926F)] [Member of Lamar Canyon] [2 years old]
• "UBF" (Uncollared Black Alpha Female of Junction Butte) [Born in 2016 to 907F or 969F and "Patch" (890M)] [4 years old]
• "The Wapiti White Alpha Female" [Born to the Iconic "White Lady" and her Iconic Mate 712M in 2010] [Founding & Current Longtime Alpha Female of The Wapiti Lake Pack] [10 years old]
  

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[TheNormalGuy]

In the followings posts, i will describe many more summary based on :

- The Yellowstone Wolf Project Annual Reports

- Yellowstone Wolf Tracker Page "Yellowstone Wolf : Tracking The Packs"

- Many Wolf Lovers 

- "Charting Yellowstone Wolves (25th Anniversary)" by James Halfpenny, Leo Leckie and Shauna Baron

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[TheNormalGuy]

Wolf 115F 

[Alpha Female of The Taylor Peaks Pack]

ID : 115F

Sex : Female

Color : Gray

Weight : 90 lbs as a pup/yearling [Jan 1999]

Birth/Age/Death : April 1997 – May 2001 [Missing at 4 years old]

Birth Pack : Chief Joseph

Parents : 34M and 17F

Grand-Parents : ?/? and 9F/10M 

Packs : Chief Joseph (1997-1999) , Madison/Taylor Peaks (2000-2001)

Status in Pack : Alpha Female of Taylor Peaks (2001)

Descendance : 238F

Mate : 161M, Y250M also simply known as 250M

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Source of these informations : 

Yellowstone Wolf Projects Annual Reports

"Charting Yellowstone Wolves (25th Anniversary)"

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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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[TheNormalGuy]

Wolf 118M

ID : 118M

Sex : Male

Color : Black

Birth/Age/Death : April 1997 – April 1999 [Missing at 2 years old]

Birth Pack : Crystal Creek (Now Mollie's)

Parents : 5F & 6M

Grand-Parent : ?/? & 4M/?

Packs : Crystal Creek (1997-1998) & Chief Joseph II/Sheep Mountain (1999)

Status in Pack : Breeding Male of Sheep Mountain ?

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Source of these informations : 

Yellowstone Wolf Projects Annual Reports
"Charting Yellowstone Wolves (25th Anniversary)"

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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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[TheNormalGuy]

Wolf 120M 

ID : 120M

Sex : Male

Color : Black

Birth/Age/Death : April 1997 – May 2001 [Missing at 4 years old]

Birth Pack : Crystal Creek [Now Mollie's]

Parents : 5F & 6M

Grand-Parent : ?/? & 4M/?

Packs : Crystal Creek (1997-2000), Soda Butte (2000-2001)

Status in Pack : Mate of the alpha female of Soda Butte 14F (2000)

Mate : 14F

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Descendance : 

225M

226M

227M*

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Source of these informations : 

Yellowstone Wolf Projects Annual Reports
"Charting Yellowstone Wolves (25th Anniversary)"

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[TheNormalGuy]

Wolf 128M 

ID : 128M

Sex : Male

Color : Black

Birth/Age/Death : April 1997 – May 1998 [Missing at 1 year old]

Birth Pack : Thorofare

Parents : 30F and 35M

Packs : Thorofare (1997), "Jackson Trio" (1998)

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Source of these informations : 

Yellowstone Wolf Projects Annual Reports
"Charting Yellowstone Wolves (25th Anniversary)"

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