The groups that probably have pups area- Graves Creek, Whitefish, Murphy Lake, Little Wolf, Ninemile, Spotted Bear, Danaher, and Boulder. South Camas did not apparently den. Wolves, that probably travel into Glacier National Park in winter, were spotted just above the border in Canada at the old Spruce Creek den. Searches for reported wolf activity continue in the Lincoln, Thompson River, and Libby areas. In central Idaho there area minimum of about 14 packs that have apparently produced pups.
Field work to confirm reproduction in other packs is ongoing.
The relocated White Cloud female has been located near Lost Trail Pass and apparently has at least 2 pups with her. A member of the Landmark pack that had been captured several weeks ago as part of the monitoring effort apparently died from a trap-injury related infection. Thanks to those who have been forwarding us reports it has helped located several potential new packs. When we are this close to 30 breeding pair each wolf pack becomes very important. A dead calf that was being fed on by a coyote was located near the Sunlight Basin den.