stop the killing of the wolve's
dear,sir we the people of the wourld,,ask you to stop the killing of wolves,an set strong first time offence jail sentences,,,make it a class one feleny,,an set long jail terms,, an fines that would make you cry if you did it,,
offer a reward of 50,000 dollors (fifty thousand dollors) to anybody giveing information leading to the arrest of anybody shooting a wolf
all thease animals whant is a fair chance to servive an peopl;e are shooting them,,we whant to see wolves in the wild an not in zoo's or on walls an not dead in pictures
"Bearman's" Yellowstone Park Wolf Updates
Photo by Jim Peaco--NPS
Updates on Yellowstone Park's wolf population, and location map
©Kevin Sanders 2004Information provided courtesy of Yellowstone Gray Wolf Restoration Project
Please note that this count is likely to include any pup mortalities not yet discovered
Total Wolves Reintroduced : 14+9 pups-1995
17+14 pups-1996,
additionally 10 pups were brought in from Augusta, Mt-1996 = 64
Total Free-Ranging Packs: 16 + packs, or pairs
Dispersal's: Numerous
Loners: 6+
Wolves In Acclimation Pens: 0
Total Pups Observed During First Three Years
11; 6 litters 1995-96
64 during 1997
42 in 1998
61+ in 1999
includes mortalities not listed
Total Wolf Population Inside Park Borders: 174~ estimated.
(Does not include pups born during the 2004 season)
Total Northern Rockies population estimate 1/1/04 =747 wolves
Montana = 161
Wyoming = 240
Idaho = 346
Note: This is the most up-to-date information available for Yellowstone Parks gray wolf restoration program. Pack sizes, dead wolf counts, and wolf pack territory maps are updated once per year by the recovery team.
The remainder of the information found on this web page is updated monthly/daily.
Yellowstone Guide Services---Winter Wolf Viewing, Summer Bear Viewing
Wolf Researcher and Seasonal Park Ranger Rick McIntyre (left)
Bob Landis, Cinematographer and National Geographic Filmmaker (right)
©Kevin Sanders 2004 
Field Report05-22-05
This report will conclude my regular field observations until September 1, 2005 when I resume the winter wolf viewing tours once again. Summer tours, and backcountry hiking the next few months will keep me out of the northern range of the park.
The past few days have provided some pretty decent viewing. On Thursday we caught an un-collared black wolf, who had just crossed the road just east of fisherman's pull-out, and near coyote overlook. Clients were able to get some decent pic's as he/she walked parallel, just yards off the north side of the road.
We also were able to spot a pair of mountain goats on Druid Peak. This was the first observation of goats on this mountain top by me, but I understand a few other biologists, and guides have seen them in the past.
Cow elk are now starting to calve, and the grizzly bears, coyotes, and wolves discovered this on Thursday AM, and are now hunting these hidden calves.
The Druids were back in the valley, and located south of Soda Butte Cone. The pack was only visible for a few minutes as they moved up into the timber towards their new den site back in Cache Creek, and of course the Slough Creek pack is still visible from Slough Creek, with periodic views of adults and pups throughout the day.
Mountain lion copyright: John Gregg 2005
Thursday was also memorable for the mountain lion just yards away, across the western end of the Grand Canyon of the Yellowstone, viewed from a pull-out just west of Tower Falls. This large cat was spotted crossing an open meadow and ridge line above the Yellowstone River. It then made its way down onto the rocky cliff area where it located a fairly flat rock to stretch and nap the afternoon away.
Sunday--today, we had the Slough Creek pack at the den site.........no surprises there, but we did have the Druids near the confluence area, in the old river corridor, where they had made, and fed on a new kill----most probably a new born elk calf, but were only viewable for seconds or a minute at most. We did spot a grizzly bear hunting elk calves and possibly feeding at the kill site.
The avian specie have all returned for the summer season. The bald eagle nest between West Y. and Madison Junction is active again this year. Park Service Reminder: There is a No Stopping, No Parking, No Walking closure in effect around the eagle nest once again this year, and is well marked. Please respect the eagles and slow your speed and please don't stop. We want them to return for many years. Traffic and human noises are especially stressful during the nesting season.
The osprey have yet to arrive at the Grand Canyon of the Yellowstone, but they are not too far away. Most have been observed around the Firehole River this past week.
This past wolf viewing season has been especially memorable, with new wolves and new packs appearing, packs moving, growing, shrinking, and as always surprising, and entertaining us all. Many thanks to all the clients who hired me and kept me warm and fed :-) and........ I can't help but mention my ravens. The always present and always knowing raven, who lets me know what's going on every time I gaze out over a meadow or step onto a trail. Without my "super secret spy plane", my safety and career would be much more difficult to keep.
Ahhhhh, the summer season. Time to shed, or at least think about shedding......we are in the Rocky Mountains after all..... the winter gear, and head off deeper into the park. See some geysers for a change. Maybe more than a few waterfalls, countless grizzly bears and at least one monster lake. Plus anything else mother nature might surprise and entertain us with.
The Northern Range. The wolves. Rick McIntyre, and the Confluence "hard trail" will always be just a thought away.
Have a Great Summer!!!
Until next time...........I'll see ya trailside.
Winter is the best time of year to view wolves in Yellowstone Park, join me for a Yellowstone wolf viewing tour!
Read over the Wildlife Viewing Etiquette page prior to your visit. Don't get caught up in the "herd" or group mentality.
Wolf Pups
1999 Final Yellowstone Pup Count---HERE
2000 Final Yellowstone Pup Count---HERE
2001 Final Yellowstone Pup Count---HERE
2002 Final Yellowstone Pup Count---HERE
2003 Final Yellowstone Pup Count---
2004 Final Yellowstone Pup Count---HERE
(It has become very difficult to get accurate counts of new pups born each year due to the increase in wolves, packs of wolves, and the remote locations where these new packs den and occupy)
Courtesy of the Yellowstone Wolf Recovery Team
In 2003, the capture and collaring of wolves was split into two time periods.
Twenty-one wolves were captured in January and February, and another 17 in November. The November capture was the earliest in the winter that the team had ever attempted, and it was very successful.
Simply getting an early start helped considerably in reducing the strain of getting all the capture work done in just two months. Visitor impacts from low level helicopter flights were minimized because the interior of the park is closed at this time.
Weights ranged from 70 pounds (female pup in Leopold Pack) to 130 pounds (two males, one from Swan Lake and the other from Mollie's Pack).
At the end of 2003, 53 (30%) of the 174 wolves that use YNP were radio collared.
Note how large the head of #194M's head is, in relation to Deb Guernsey's body in photo.
View listing of wolves captured and collared during the 2003-04 season.
Yellowstone Wolves Receive Handouts
Reports of visitors giving handouts or food to wolves in Yellowstone park have occurred off and on the past few years. Especially with regards to the Druid Peak pack. Anyone observing someone feed or leave food for a wolf, coyote or any other animal in the park is encouraged to record the license plate and description of the vehicle, along with the time and location and report the incident to the nearest park ranger.
In the past, coyotes have been fed by visitors, only to then attack cross country skiers and sometimes visitors standing near the roadway after they became habituated to humans and learn that humans often have food with them. Wolves could do the same thing, and they also will loose any fear they have of humans and leave the park placing them in even greater danger.
PLEASE DON'T FEED THE WILDLIFE!
If a wolf or coyote comes in close to the road and appears to be begging or looking for food, it is recommended that you not stop. Just drive on by, they will live a lot longer if we do so.
Predation Payments To Ranchers
Alpha Male Number 8 Found Dead
Female #217 Found Dead, 1/23/04
The Last Remaining Released Wolf Dead
Druid Alpha Male, #21 Missing, Found Dead 27/9/2003 -- Three more gray wolves found dead in the West Yellowstone wolf found dead near Denver ABC7Chicago.com: Wolf found dead in Indiana was shot with rifle
www.fieldtripearth.org/article.xml?id=1086
www.howlingthemoon.org/archives/2004/06/wolf_turns_up_d.html
www.searchingwolf.com/current.htm go on the internet, read the papers,mister president thay are killing the wolves please stop this
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