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Posted by Kent (174.23.174.180) on 20:11:15 01/22/14
Things aren't what they used to be.
Kathie does her usual good recap of the goings on along the Northern Range. Link is to Ralph's page.
"I devoted all three of my recent wolf-less days to looking for the Canyon pack around Mammoth. The beautiful white alpha female and her long-time mate, 712M, will both soon be 9 years old. The other pack members include two pups (one black, one gray) and three other grays who are the alphas one-, two-, and/or three-year old offspring. Unfortunately, one black pup is no longer being seen with the pack."
It is my understanding that the average lifespan for an in-park wolf is just under 5 years. For an out of park wolf it is 2 years. The fact that the Canyon alphas will soon be 9 is little short of amazing.
Recent photos of the alphas by Brad Orsted
712M - The Canyon alpha male on the citizen science web page.
http://www.yellowstonewolf.org/yellowstone_wolf_detail.php?log_id=679
The white Canyon alpha female on the citizen science web page.
http://www.yellowstonewolf.org/yellowstone_wolf_detail.php?log_id=683
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