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PRINCIPAL WOLVES

THESE FAMILY TREES cover the numbered wolves in the packs that feature most prominently in this book: Crystal Creek, Rose Creek, and Druid Peak. Numbers in triangles indicate male wolves and numbers in circles indicate female wolves.

Crystal Creek Pack

The alpha pair, alpha male 4 and alpha female 5, arrived in Yellowstone in January 1994, along with their four male pups. The family was from Alberta.

Rose Creek Pack

A mother and daughter, 9 and 7, arrived in Yellowstone in January 1995, and were introduced to lone male wolf 10. The three wolves were all from Alberta. 9 and 10 formed a pair bond, and 7 dispersed to become the alpha female of the first new pack to be formed in Yellowstone: the Leopold pack. Wolf 2 from the Crystal Creek pack joined her to become the Leopold pack’s first alpha male.

In addition to the five pups identified by number in the family tree above, the litter of 1995 included three more male pups.

Druid Peak Pack

A mother, 39, and her three daughters, 40, 41, and 42, arrived in Yellowstone in January 1996 and were introduced to lone male wolf 38. All five wolves were from British Columbia. Later that year, the five Druids were joined by a young male, wolf 31, who is thought to have come from the same pack in British Columbia as their alpha male, 38. Although 38 and 39 were the alpha pair, they did not produce any pups together. Wolf 38 did produce pups with two of 39’s daughters, 41 and 42.

Wolf 163 was born into this pack in 1998. His mother was likely 40. To find out who his father was, you will need to read on.