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YELLOWSTONE
The Wolves of Yellowstone Natural Resources Report Number 14 |
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APPENDIX I
Summary of Wolf Reports Prior to 1914, Yellowstone National Park.
| Source | Date | Report |
| Haines (1955) | 1836 | Trapper Osborn Russell heard a howl near the outlet of Yellowstone Lake (could be either wolf or coyote). |
| Haines (1965) | 1869 16 September |
Howl heard at Cache Creek. |
| Henderson (1870) | 1870 | Group (wolves) seen at junction of Cache Creek with Lamar River. |
| Jones (1875) | 1873 6 August |
Doleful howl of a large wolf— near Pelican Meadows. |
| Supt. Annual Report (1877) | 1877 | Ungulate carcasses poisoned with strychnine for wolves. |
| Supt. Annual Report (1880) | 1880 | Hides of wolves taken in late fall. The large ferocious gray or buffalo wolf, the sneaking, snarling coyote, and a species apparently between the two of a dark-brown or black color, were once exceedingly numerous in all portions of the Park, but the value of their hides and their easy slaughter with strychnine-poisoned carcasses of animals have nearly led to their extermination. |
| Supt. Annual Report (1881) | 1881 | Howl heard in Hayden Valley |
| Hague (1893) | 1886-87 | Wolf in Upper Geyser Basin. |
| Hough (1894) | 1894 March |
Billy Hofex saw wolves in Hayden Valley. |
| Soda Butte Station Record | 1899 1 June |
Wolf seen near Slough Creek. |
| 3 June | Wolf seen near Slough Creek. | |
| 13 June | One wolf seen on northeast side of Slough Creek just above Buffalo Creek. | |
| 29 June | Three wolves seen on southwest side Slough Creek. | |
| Fountain Station Record | 1901 13 November |
Wolf tracks seen at Lower Geyser Basin. |
| 19 November | Wolf tracks seen at Bear Park. | |
| Lake Station Record | 1902 20 September |
Six wolves seen between Lake and Mud Geyser. |
| Fountain Station Record | 1902 1 November |
One wolf seen at Goose Lake. |
| 3 November | Two wolves seen at north end of Mesa Road on the Gibbon River. | |
| 18 November | One wolf seen at 8-mile post between Fountain and Riverside. | |
| Soda Butte Station Record | 1904 21 April |
Two wolves between Fort Yellowstone and Yancey's. |
| Sylvan Pass Station Record | 1907 3 September |
Two wolves seen between Sylvan and Lake. |
| 4 September | One wolf seen between Lake and Sylvan. | |
| Upper Basin Station Record | 1908 10 August |
One wolf seen between Upper Basin and Excelsior. |
| Letter from W. B. Sheppard to Col. L. M. Brett, dated 29 Jan, 1912 | 1911 Late August |
Gray wolves, of which latter I saw two, and considerable sign . . . |
| Letter from Col. L. M. Brett to Wm. J. Hornaday | 1912 29 July |
McBride has been in the Park for many years, and is not convinced that there have ever been any gray wolves here. Statements have been made that they have been seen, but none have ever been killed or captured inside of the Park though several were killed on the Upper Gallatin River but a few miles outside in the state of Montana, last spring. |
| Nowlin (1912) | 1912 25 July |
Wolves howling at head of Raven Creek. |
| Walworth (1971) | 1912 December |
Tracks of 3-4 wolves seen at Buffalo Ranch (Lamar). |
| Supt. Annual Report (1912) | 1912 | It is claimed that gray wolves have been heard and that their tracks have been seen in the Park, but up to this time none have ever been killed, and there is no absolute proof that they exist within the limits of the reservation, though they have been taken not many miles outside on the cattle ranges in Montana. |
| M. P. Skinner (1927) | 1912 | In 1912, I saw four [wolves] near Lamar Valley. After that, signs of their presence increased and I believed they were coming in faster. |
| Randall (1966) | 1913 Spring |
Randall saw pack of nine (wolves) along Yellowstone River trail near Hellroaring Creek. |
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