A Famous Wolf’s Last Howl Yellowstone’s best known wolf dies
after straying outside the park PHOTO: Scientists tracked 832F
with an electronic collar and studied her movements extensively.
(Doug McLaughlin) MAP: 832F’s wolf pack lived primarily in the
Lamar Valley in Yellowstone. (Jim McMahon) Scientists knew her
as 832F. But to the wolves she ran with, she was the alpha
dog—the pack leader. Her pack roams the wilds of Lamar Valley in
Yellowstone National Park. 832F’s movements were well-known to
the wildlife researchers who tracked her with an electronic
collar. “She is the most famous wolf in the world,” said Jimmy
Jones, a wildlife photographer. But earlier this month, a hunter
shot and killed 832F when she wandered just 15 miles outside
Yellowstone’s boundary. Her death has since spurred controversy
and outrage. RISE OF THE WOLF In the early 1900s, hunters wiped
out gray wolves in Yellowstone. Then in the mid-1990s,
conservationists, or people who work to protect threatened
species, reintroduced the wolve