Yellowstone Wolf Directory

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Wolf 42F (Alpha Female of the Druid Pack)

"All of the 31 originally reintroduced wolves are dead. The last to die was wolf #41F, originally of the Druid Peak pack, who was shot in a control action east of the park. She had a severe case of mange at the time of death. The last wolf to die in the park was her sister, #42, who was with the Druid Peak pack when she was killed by wolves from Mollie’s pack in late January 2004. All wolves currently alive in the population are descendants of reintroduced wolves."

"Number 42 died of natural causes on February 1, 2004. Her remains were found at the west end of Specimen Ridge, near a bull elk carcass. It appeared that other wolves had killed her, probably Mollie’s pack, whose territory centers around Pelican Valley"

"The Druid and Mollie’s wolves likely encountered each other at the carcass site and fought. Nearly nine years old at the time of her death, #42 was the last of the original Canadian wolves still living in the park. When another of #42’s sisters  [41F] died in Sunlight Basin two weeks after #42, all of the original reintroduced wolves were dead."

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Wolf 206M (Possible Alpha Male of Swan Lake)

"Swan Lake wolf #206M, the possible alpha male, was killed by other wolves in the heart of Swan Lake territory in March 2004. It is possible that he was killed by pack mates, as no other wolf packs were known to be in the area at the time of his death."

Wolf 217F (Slough Creek)

Wolf 386F (Druid)

Source : Yellowstone Wolf Project Annual Report 2004

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