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Year 2004 Wolf Update Reports - Archives
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2004 Dec. 28 |
Agates, Druids, Geodes . . . lots of activity in YNP. |
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2004 Dec. 27 |
Idaho wolf population continues to grow. Reaches over 400. |
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2004 Dec. 21 |
Some news of Wyoming wolves. Two members of the Daniel Pack "controlled" |
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2004 Dec. 16 |
Update on the Lone Bear Pack. Update 12-23. Last
2 members shot 2-11-2005. |
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2004 Dec. 10 |
Northern Range wolf numbers down.
Update 12-21. More still 12-31. |
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2004 Dec. 9 |
Four Idaho Wolves Illegally Killed. $5000 reward |
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2004 Nov. 29 |
Druids return to Lamar. Numbers down to 8 or 9.
Note added on 12-9 |
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2004 Nov. 24 |
Update on Wyoming wolves. Stable wolf population and trouble only in
the Upper Green area. |
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2004 Nov. 24 |
Another YNP wolf update. Geode Pack kills cougar. Nez Perce Pack is now
north of Park. |
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2004 Nov. 20 |
Leopolds drive Geode Pack from kill. Nez Perce on the northern range
too. |
| 2004 Nov. 20 |
What about those half eaten animal carcasses? |
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2004 Nov. 16 |
Complete Yellowstone Park wolf update. There is an Old Faithful area pack.
Nez Perce returns. Addition 11-19-04 |
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2004 Nov. 15 |
New wolf pack of 8 shows up in Round Prairie. Druids and Agates have a
long, low injury battle on Specimen Ridge |
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2004 Nov. 11 |
Hunters have probably illegally killed some Idaho wolves, but then that's
the tip of the iceberg. Update Nov. 12.
Many more probable illegal kills in Idaho. |
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2004 Nov. 9 |
Update on the Druids. New Black seems to be the new alpha male |
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2004 Oct 31 |
Two years of study shows bears, not wolves, the major elk calf predator on
northern range of Yellowstone |
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2004 Oct 28 |
Update on wolves in the Boulder-White Clouds area of Idaho |
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2004 Oct 28 |
Two Mollies Pack wolves attack Druids at Rendezvous Site. 302M injured,
"New Black" fights. Update 11-2. Mollies Pack wolves
return to Mollies Pack and more. Video of second fight added on 12-1.
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2004 Oct 24 |
Druid wolf 253M returns to the northern range.
Update 10-25 |
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2004 Oct 16 |
Daniel Pack is not dead. Eleven wolves rediscovered when they kill a few
Wyoming cattle |
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2004 Oct. 15 |
The Druids and and Slough Creek have an altercation. Is the massive
Leopold Pack pushing northern range wolves to the east?
Photos added 10-16 and 10-20. |
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2004 Oct. 6 |
Druid-Lamar update. Early Oct. 04 |
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2004 Sept 30 |
New wolf pack of nine in Copper Basin, Idaho. |
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2004 Sept 25 |
Yellowstone Park Wolf Update Late Sept. 2004.
302M the victor in Druid struggle? Leopold Pack 27 wolves! |
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2004 Sept 21 |
Lone Bear Wolf Pack near Livingston to be
killed by government after attacking too many sheep.
Update 9-27. Most of the pack got away. 10-10. Government keeps trying. Lone
Bear Pack survives.
See new story on Dec. 16 (above) |
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2004 Sept 16 |
Update on Greater Yellowstone wolves in
Montana, outside of Yellowstone Park. |
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2004 Sept 2 |
Brief report on Northern Range wolf
observations.
Note Sept. 21 |
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2004 Aug 27 |
Late summer update on Wyoming wolves outside of
Yellowstone Park. Update 8-30. |
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2004 Aug 25 |
Anti-wolf activist seems to change view about
wolves in effort to sell his property. Link to
property sale page 9-1 |
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2004 Aug 16 |
Brief, but complete update on wolf packs in the
Northern Rockies. Corrections and additions 8-20.
Minor update on Old Faithful Pack 8-25. |
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2004 Aug 14 |
Field report on the Lamar Valley wolves |
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2004 Aug 12 |
Teton Pack kills a cow calf in revived grazing
allotment in GTNP. Update 8-13. |
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2004 Aug. 5 |
Yellowstone Park Wolf Update for early-August
2004: Chief Joseph Pack has some mange. Mollies Pack 5 pups. A long chase
in the Pelican. 8-6. A correction regarding 286F |
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2004 Aug 3 |
Finally a wolf killer nets a big fine.
Update. Folks are overjoyed! |
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2004 July 24 |
Brief report on the Druid Pack wolves, Late
July |
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2004 July 24 |
Idaho wolf pack with a serious problem of
killing sheep is shot by feds, all 9 of them. |
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2004 July 23 |
Update on Wyoming wolves outside of Yellowstone
Park |
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July 19 |
Likely body of famous Druid alpha male 21M
found |
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2004 July 9 |
Yellowstone Park Wolf Update for early-July
2004:
Rose Creek Pack rediscovered; Slough Creek Alpha male dead.
July 12. Druid update: pups moved to rendezvous site. |
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2004 July 8 |
Poisoning spreads to Yellowstone Park? Pet in
Park dead of Temik poison? |
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2004 July 6 |
Wyoming poison may have finally killed a wolf. |
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2004 July 2 |
Trespassing case against Mike Jimenez dismissed
by federal court. Articles on the case outcome added
7-9 and 7-15-04 |
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2004 June 30 |
Valley County Commissioner, ranch hand fined
for killing member of Orphan Pack near Cascade, Idaho. |
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2004 June 23 |
Numerous dogs in Idaho and Wyoming poisoned
with illegal bait, likely meant for wolves.
First posted May 12 with additions 6-9; 6-10; 6-21, 6-23, 7-28, and
8-5 . . . are these poisonings a form of terrorism? |
| 2004 June
21 |
Druid alpha male 21M absent. It doesn't look
good. Updates 6-21, 22, 24, 30, and July 2 |
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2004 June 17 |
Yellowstone Park wolf update for mid-June.
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2004 June 17 |
More 2004 Idaho wolf den news. |
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2004 June 5 |
Washakie Pack "control" ordered.
This was the pack Jimenez collared and got into trouble for
(for "planting" wolves)! |
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2004 June 2 |
Idaho wolf den and pup news.
6-17 update on Orphan Pack shooting |
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2004 June 2 |
The Teton Pack has 9 pups.
News article on pack added 6-16 |
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2004 May 28 |
Brief Yellowstone: No pup count
yet for Druids. Swan Lake Pack gets in minor trouble outside Park.
Update 6-1, first Druid pups sighted. More 6-2 |
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2004 May 17 |
Latest Yellowstone den news. All the packs
probably denned. Some pups have been spotted. |
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2004 May 16 |
"Livestock losses leaves ranchers worn down by
wolves." My commentary on a Billings Gazette article and the
political uses of anti-wolf sentiment. |
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2004 May 12 |
Federal judge lifts Jimenez wolf trespassing
case from Park County to federal court. |
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May 2 |
SW Montana 2004 wolf den news |
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2004 April 30 |
More Yellowstone den news. 255F returns to
Druids, Swan Lake might not have denned. Where is Mollies' Pack?
More on 5-1 |
| 2004 April
29 |
Idaho Wolf B2M is dead, perhaps the oldest wild
wolf ever recorded. More May 5-9, 2004. Media picks up
the story. Three stories including a photo and one very nice long feature. |
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2004 April 27 |
More Yellowstone den news. Druid 376F, 255F,
U-Black and new Firehole group have denned. |
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2004 April 24 |
Wyoming files lawsuit over the federal
rejection of their wolf plan, meanwhile Idaho and Montana slated to gain
authority, giving wolf supporters heartburn. |
| 2004 April
20 |
New rules threaten the wolf population in Idaho
and Montana (opinion). Updates 4-21 and 22 |
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2004 April 17 |
Park County, Wyoming charges Jimenez and pilot
for trespass and littering. Addition 4-26 |
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2004 April 16 |
First Yellowstone Park denning update for 2004. |
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2004 April 15 |
Field notes. Mid-April. Mostly of the Druids |
| 2004 April
1 |
Famous former Druid 103F dead in YNP and other
park wolf news. |
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2004 Mar. 27 |
News about Yellowstone Park wolves and wolves
to the north and northwest. Minor addition 3-31 |
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2004 Mar. 20 |
Some Yellowstone wolf news, including wolves at
Mammoth Hot Springs. Photo added 3-21 |
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2004 Mar. 19 |
Summary of Wyoming
radio collaring (outside of YNP) winter of '03-'04 |
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2004 Mar. 15 |
Summary of Yellowstone Park radio collaring
winter of '03-'04 |
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2004 Mar. 15 |
Risk and reality in wolf country. |
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2004 Mar. 14 |
Wolves near the Colorado border? Did they kill
some cows, or did dogs? This is an update on an article I put up on January 6. |
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2004 Mar. 9 |
Park County, Wyoming
commission's allegations against wolf manager Jimenez grow into gigantic
conspiracy theory. Update
3-6, 3-9, 3-14, 3-17 Will letter from regional
director end the controversy? |
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2004 Mar. 7 |
Utah wolf meetings begin on March 8. Please
attend! Update. 3-15. Wolf supporters getting butts
kicked in Utah wolf meetings. 3-20. Anti-wolfers prevail at Provo, Utah
meeting |
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2004 Mar. 7 |
Wolves kill some livestock in Montana and
Idaho. Wolves get killed in return by government. So why not just write a
generic wolf depredation story? |
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2004 Mar. 1 |
Wolves last weekend in northeast Yellowstone
Park |
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2004 Mar. 1 |
Report on radio-collaring this winter in Idaho.
Some added info and updates on 3-3. |
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2004 Feb. 26 |
Figures for 2003 show decline in number of NW
Montana wolves. |
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2004 Feb. 25 |
USFWS wolf manager for Wyoming "captured" on
private property while radio-collaring wolves. Some
updating and changes on 2-26 |
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2004 Feb. 22 |
Original article Feb. 9.
I'll wager a dinner on wolves and elk.
Updates 2-12, 2-22 |
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2004 Feb. 19 |
Original reintroductions to Yellowstone are now
dead, but several wolves from Canada live on in Idaho. |
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2004 Feb. 18 |
Wolves for the good of Wyoming |
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2004 Feb. 18 |
Druids get some wolves back. |
| 2004 Feb.
15 |
And then there were none. 41F, the last of the
reintroduced wolves in the Yellowstone Country shot by the government. |
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2004 Feb. 12 |
The "Half Black" wolf (former Druid) is dead |
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2004 Feb. 7 |
Druid alpha male 21M mates with Druid 286F |
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Feb. 3 |
Aftermath of the death of 42F.
Plus updates. Most recent 2-23-04 |
| 2004 Feb.
2 |
End of an Era, Druid alpha female 42F killed by
other wolves |
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2004 Feb. 2 |
Wyoming wolf update: Two wolves "controlled,"
Daniel Pack in safe area, Teton Pack romps. Mollies Pack returns to YNP and
kills 42F? |
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2004 Jan. 29 |
Opportunity to work in the Idaho backcountry
next summer, and get paid to track wolves for the Nez Perce Tribal Gray Wolf
Recovery Project. |
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2004 Jan. 28 |
Wildlife Services kills a pack of 7 wolves in
SW Montana |
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2004 Jan. 22 |
USFWS law enforcement confirms member of
Buffalo Ridge Pack illegally poisoned with 1080. Update
1-23. Media story 2-5-04 |
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2004 Jan. 22 |
Surprise! Slough Creek Alpha female, 217F, was
probably killed by her own pack |
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2004 Jan. 20 |
Druid doings, etc. Note:
Mating was observed on 1-22 |
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2004 Jan. 15 |
217F, Slough Creek alpha female dead, plus more Yellowstone wolves
collared. Addition 1-17 |
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2004 Jan. 14 |
Current status of "control" of wolves in
Wyoming |
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2004 Jan. 8 |
More on mange problems in Greater Yellowstone
wolves. |
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2004 Jan. 7 |
Druid and nearby pack news early January |
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2004 Jan. 6 |
GYE wolf misc. north
and NE of YNP |
