Yellowstone Winter 2020 Wolves

[fiznatty]

I had four "good" wolf encounters in Yellowstone during my two week visit in January. Good being a baseline term... something I'd use if a wolf is anywhere within 200 yards or so. Three of the encounters, featuring the Wapiti Lake Pack, were actually pretty incredible. It was my best wolf trip to date, and lots of photos made it onto my website.

View the full gallery of new wolf photos here. A short preview is below.

One of two times I counted sixteen wolves together (tying my personal best):

See the full Yellowstone Winter 2020 Wolves gallery here.

Max

 

[Bill Anderson]

Great photos. The wolves appear to be relatively habituated to people if they are passing as close as 200 yards from you.

 

[fiznatty]

Great photos. The wolves appear to be relatively habituated to people if they are passing as close as 200 yards from you.

This pack has a tendency to use the roads more than other packs (they have one of the larger ranges and will sometimes travel over 30 miles in a couple days in winter), so they're more used to people. The alpha female is descended from another wolf (which I wrote about a few years back) that also worked the roads a fair amount, so I think that knowledge has been passed down.

Max

 

[Bill Anderson]

I have watched TV shows on the wolves of Yellowstone, including one about a famous black male who lived far longer than the average wolf. I find wolves and their pack behavior very fascinating. You are fortunate to have opportunities to photograph them.