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  • Norm Bishop's comments at Montana wolf meeting

    Ralph Maughan

    There will be media stories, good comments, and ignorant angry comments, but here’s one from a person who knows- Without commenting specifically on numbers or distribution of hunting quotas, I offer just these notes for your consideration. Aldo Leopold; forester, wildlife ecologist, conservationist, father of game management in America, lived from 1887 to 1948.  In…

  • Kathie Lynch: Reconfigured Yellowstone Packs at denning time

    Ralph Maughan

    Kathie Lynch provides us with another detailed update on the wolves of northern Yellowstone Park. – – – – – – Yellowstone field notes. April 10 -18, 2010. By © Kathie Lynch. During my Spring Break in Yellowstone National Park (April 10-18, 2010), I managed to see at least one wolf every day, but it wasn’t…

  • Day in the life of Doug Smith, Yellowstone wolf biologist

    Ralph Maughan

    Feature on Yellowstone’s lead wolf biologist- Dr. Smith has run the Park’s wolf program for about 14 of the 15 years since wolves were restored to the Park. He helped me learn much of what I know about wolves, especially in the early years. Day in the life of Doug Smith, Yellowstone wolf biologist. By…

  • Winter Count Shows Yellowstone Northern Elk Herd Numbers Remain Stable

    Ralph Maughan

    Stability not unexpected as wolf numbers fall and hunting permits just north of Park are reduced- In January I heard there would be no elk count this year because the lack of snow made counting pretty much impossible. I’m glad the amount of snow increased because these numbers are important. Gaps in the data are…

  • Tough winter for wolf darting in Yellowstone Park

    Ralph Maughan

    Wolf numbers in Yellowstone are way down, but that doesn’t mean more of what are left wear collars- Tough winter for wolf darting. By Brett French. Billings Gazette (reprinted in the Star-Tribune)

  • Kathie Lynch: Druid wolf pack likely to fade away

    Ralph Maughan

    Only one Druid is known to remain- Down to one wolf. I guess that means the end of the wolf pack. The Druid Peak wolf pack was formed in the release enclosure back in 1996.  Most of the wolves came from the same pack in British Columbia, but not all.  For example the big alpha…

  • She Runs With The Wolves

    Ralph Maughan

    Todd Wilkinson profiles Laurie Lyman- Those of you who know Kathie Lynch will probably know Laurie Lyman, and vice versa.  Lyman has amazing talent for spotting wolves and getting that data. She Runs With The Wolves. A tale of devotion from Yellowstone National Park. By Todd Wilkinson.

  • Wolves back to Yellowstone and changes it made

    Ralph Maughan

    After 15 years, a look at the effects- This interesting article appeared in print maybe 5 days ago. I’m glad they put it online. After 15 years. By Ben Pierce. Bozeman Chronicle OutThere Editor

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