1228F part of first wolf pair to establish new YNP pack in 20 years
From Buckrail:
JACKSON, Wyo. — Despite all the challenges that Wolf 1228F has faced in Yellowstone National Park (YNP), she’s the first alpha female in nearly 20 years to successfully establish a new pack with just a mate.
Kira Cassidy, research associate with the Yellowstone Wolf Project, tells Buckrail that every other new wolf pack in the last two decades had at least three founding wolf members.
“Yellowstone is a competitive environment and pairs are usually squeezed out by larger packs,” Cassidy says.
