Month: December 2018

Are We Loving the Wolves to Death?

Many people go to Yellowstone, dreaming of close encounters with bears or wolves. And, on the rare occasion that some lucky visitor happens to be in close proximity to a…
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Yellowstone Visitors Need to See the Wolves in Order to Care about them. Spitfire’s Legacy

by Deby Dixon Spitfire, Fall of 2016, by Deby Dixon Recently, I've posted a series of articles about issues that have arisen since the death of Spitfire.  My intent was…
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ETHICS OF WOLF PHOTOGRAPHY IN YELLOWSTONE NP

by Deby Dixon, a wolf photographer and advocate Spitfire, March 2013 Recently, Spitfire, or wolf #926F, was killed by a hunter in Silver Gate, MT, only a mile from the…
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Collaring Wolves in Yellowstone

A recipe for habituating wolves? Yellowstone Wolf Project collars more wolves Less than a week after we learned that Yellowstone Wolf Project leader, Doug Smith, is considering hazing wolves in…
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How Wolves Become Habituated to Humans in Yellowstone National Park

Lamar Canyon Gray Pup with no Fear of Humans, Roads or Vehicles "Despite no close human contact, and only being watched through scopes for about one month, at approximately 600…
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Habituated Wolves in Yellowstone – What to do?

Yellowstone wolves and habituation   This was the large gray pup that I called Big Gray, Jr., born after his daddy, 925, was killed by the Prospect Peak pack. The…
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Lamar Canyon Wolf, 926F, aka Spitfire, Killed by Hunter

As you already know, our girl, "The Little Wolf that Could," was killed by a Montana hunter on November 24, 2018.  I have followed this wolf since she was 1.5…
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