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What has become of the Druid Wolfpack of Yellowstone?

• Since The PBS special, "In the Valley of the Wolves", aired in 2009, what has become of the Druid pack? In 2006, from their new location in an area called Cache Creek, aided by Casanova and #480, the new alpha male, the pack began to rebuild. Both of the pack’s adult females successfully bred, producing eight surviving pups. The Druids pushed back against the Slough Creek pack — which suffered its own losses earlier in the year after a run-in with an unknown pack from the north — and reclaimed their traditional territory in the Soda Butte and Lamar Valleys; six pups were born there in 2007. The Druids, for now, are home Article ref: http://www.pbs.org/wnet/nature/episodes/in-the-valley-of-the-wolves/the-druid-wolf-pack-story/209/ Program ref: http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B001UJENQC/ref=as_li_ss_tl?ie=UTF8&camp=1789&creative=390957&creativeASIN=B001UJENQC&linkCode=as2&tag=quoraanswer-20

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  Because I don't have the opportunity to follow every detail of what's happening with the wolves in Yellowstone I reached out to friend a Yellowstone Wolf Guide Nathan Varley (http://wolftracker.com ). Pictured below: Here's what happened and what's happening now according to a man that is in the park almost daily and has spent more time watching these wolves than all but a handful of people on the planet: So, the Druid Peak pack unwound and came apart in the winter 2010. They were victims of the decline in the overall population marked by malnutrition, diseases, and parasites.  Many packs were stricken, some made it through and some did not.  The Druids were down to a core group of young females, all of which died by the end of that winter.  New packs have since carried on and the decline is over and the population is more stable now. Of course, many descendants of the Druids live on in other packs, so the line in a sense is still strong in Yellowstone. Regular updates on the happenings of the wolves (and other critters in Yellowstone can also be found here: http://www.yellowstonereports.com/ (please note that some of the information provided is by subscription only, but it's well worth it for wolf inclined folks)