"Bearman's" Yellowstone Park
2000 Wolf Puppy Count
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| Chief Joseph | yes | The pack had a new den site this year., north of the Park. | 6 pups, 6 adults |
| Crystal Creek renamed Molly's Pack |
no | No. 5F had only one pup in 1999. It apparently, did not survive. No. 5 may be too old | No pups observed this year. |
| Druid Peak | yes | 42F, 106, and 40F all gave birth
in separate dens. #40 killed on 5/8/00. 103 may have pups too. An unknown gray wolf has joined the pack. Pack total: 27 |
#42=5-6 pups
#40= 10 #106=? #103=? (20 pups total observed.) 7 adults |
| Gros Ventre | yes | 7-8 adults 3-4 pups | |
| Leopold | yes | 3-5 adults 8-10 pups | |
| Nez Perce | yes | 14 adults 8 pups | |
| Rose Creek | yes | #18 denned @ #9's old den site.
#8M found dead 7/4/00. This pack is very fragmented and actually consists of several sub-packs. |
16 adults 11 pups |
| Sheep Mountain | no | This pack did not count as a breeding pack in 1999 due to the alpha male being killed. | No pups observed |
| Soda Butte renamed Yellowstone Delta pack | yes | 14F did not give birth in 3 years and has not had a mate. She was recently killed by a moose. | 7 pups 6 adults |
| Sunlight Basin | yes | 4 pups 6 adults | |
| Teton | no | Alpha male was killed on hwy in 1999 and was not counted as a breeding pack. | 1 adult 5-6 yearlings--no pups |
| Beartooth Pair | yes | #9F denned with a new mate but no pups were born, or did not survive. | #9F has denned in thick timber-no pups. A new unknown adult has been observed with #9. |
| Swan Lake Pack | yes | #152 originally from the Leopold pack | #152F and her mate + 5 pups |
| Taylor Peaks Pack | yes | newly formed | 4 pups 3 adults |
| Wall Creek Pack | N/A | newly formed | N/A--possible |
| Absaroka | yes | #153F denned with 2 males-12 miles away | 153F and 164M denned in thick timber 2 adults 3-5 pups |