And that’s how the puppies are made…literally! We got this steamy moment from the Shoepack Lake Pack in early February, which is the middle of mating season! The breeding pair “in action" has been together since at least 2017. The pair looks poised to produce at least their 5th litter together! Unfortunately, we don’t have great data on these wolves prior to 2017 so we don't know exactly how long they have been together. We are not sharing this to be gross, which might cross a few minds, but rat

Out with the old pups and in the new: this sums up the annual cycle of the typical wolf pack in our area...and the saga of Wiyapka Lake Pack over the past year is a perfect example of this! In early 2021, the Wiyapka Lake Pack was 2 wolves: the breeding pair. In Spring 2021, the pack had 6 pups, three of which survived to adulthood. Thus, the pack was 5 wolves strong in last winter (the breeding pair plus 3 pups). This spring, the pack had another 6 pups and all 3 pups from 2021, who were now ye