Gray Wolves in the Northern Rocky Mountains From: Gray Wolf
Recovery Coordinator, Helena, MT 9/4/98 Subject: Status of Gray
Wolf Recovery, Weeks of 8/22-9/4, 1998 Packs in the Yellowstone,
central Idaho, and NW Montana areas appear to be in their normal
home ranges. The Rose Creek pack of 17 was seen standing around
a grizzly bear laying on an elk carcass which it probably took
from the wolves. Brave bear. Chief Joseph was in the SW corner
of th Pack. Druid was in Pelican Valley testing bison. The one
radioed Washakie wolf still can't be found and the other is
still in the SE corner of Yellowstone National Park. An
unradioed black and a gray wolf were seen in the Dunoir Valley
in late September. A Service field crew found tracks of 2-3
wolves in the area but no radios could be heard. If possible
trapping will be attempted to radio a group member. The wolves
could be one or both of the uncollared Washakie yearlings and/or
one or two of the 9 or so missing uncollared Yellowstone wolves,
or uncollared members of