565F Reported by Chris Lucash Yesterday, after biological technician John Weller finished checking the raccoon traps, I met him at the Elkmont release area. This is a part of the Park where we released a pair of red wolves in March 1996.
Rendezvous sites are areas where adults and young wolves meet and stay for a period of time.
Sometimes it's a den area, but not always. Within the last few weeks, however, my radio telemetry has found 565F farther from the den area on many more occasions than what we considered normal. This made us wonder if something had recently happened to change her habits. There could be several explanations for her recent long-distance travels. Food may be becoming scarcer near the den area and she has to travel farther in search of prey.