Thursday, 25 January 2018
Wolf-watching is one of the highlights of a trip to Yellowstone. Wolves were re-introduced to the park in 1995, and the current wolf population is around 100. We had the opportunity to see wolves three times, but today's view was by far the best. Yesterday the Wapiti Lake Pack had taken down a bison calf near the road. Yesterday evening there were reports of 17 wolves feeding on the carcass. Today we saw three wolves eating on the remains. We watched for about 30 minutes until the last wolf wandered off into the forest and out of sight.
Wolf-watching is one of the highlights of a trip to Yellowstone. Wolves were re-introduced to the park in 1995, and the current wolf population is around 100. We had the opportunity to see wolves three times, but today's view was by far the best. Yesterday the Wapiti Lake Pack had taken down a bison calf near the road. Yesterday evening there were reports of 17 wolves feeding on the carcass. Today we saw three wolves eating on the remains. We watched for about 30 minutes until the last wolf wandered off into the forest and out of sight.
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| Wolves always bring out a large group to watch their behavior. Spotting scopes and mega-lenses are out in force. |
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| A bald eagle flew in in hopes of getting a bit of the carcass. |
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| One of three wolves we saw here. |
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| The wolf on the right is a yearling and was recently fitted with a tracking collar. |
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| The wolves didn't seem to mind that ravens were also feeding on the carcass. |
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| There's still meat and bone marrow to be had. |
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| Gnawing on a bone. |
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| The carcass is just about picked clean. |
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| Moving on. |
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