Tragic news from Yellowstone Nationial Park; a beloved pack leader in the northeastern Lamar Valley was shot and killed.

Mourning Alpha Female

Article Link: green.blogs.nytimes.com/2012/1…

"Sunday in The Times, Yellowstone National Park's best-known wolf was shot and killed last week outside the park's borders. A large gray alpha female known as 832F, she had been fitted by researchers with a GPS collar that allowed them to track her movements."

As of 4:41, Montana's Fish and Wildlife commission voted in favor of putting a stop to hunting and trapping wolves in the areas surrounding Yellowstone. According to the article, most of the wolves killed in that area wear research collars.

"Biologists say more than 80 wolves are still living in Yellowstone, a healthy population from the standpoint of species preservation. But that that number is likely to drop as hunting and trapping continue outside the park. So far this season, at least 87 wolves were shot in Montana, 120 were shot or trapped in Idaho and 58 were shot in Wyoming."