When there was only one wolf there Recently, I had one of those great rare days with the wolves. In the morning, driving in the dark, there were many wolf…
BEHIND THE SCENES IN YELLOWSTONE - ONE PHOTOGRAPHER'S TRUE STORY ABOUT HER EXPERIENCE WITH WOLF WATCHERS AND PARK RANGERS U.S. Park Ranger drives east in the westbound lane, in order…
by Deby Dixon "Spitfire" of the Lamar Canyon Pack, later collared as 926F Late April of 2013 and I'd been visiting Yellowstone National Park nearly everyday for six month, in…
A dying Cougar in Yellowstone On January 8, 2019, I was out snowshoeing in the area of Soda Butte Valley, when I overheard some talk on the wolf radio about…
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…
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…
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…
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…
One Morning in Yellowstone During one morning in Yellowstone, this past weekend, I encountered the circle of life - from death of the elderly due to natural causes, to the…
We are on the threshold of spring here in Yellowstone. The snow is melting quickly, leaving a lot of bland brown with budding green grasses emerging from the surface. It…
The act of dispersing is a dangerous one for wolves, because, ultimately, they will be out looking for a mate and territory. Most often, the male disperser will attempt to…
One of the cool things about wolf packs having yearlings at denning time is that they wander around and every once in awhile we might get to see one closer…
