Wolf and pine marten

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Wolf and pine marten
Wolf and pine marten

I was enjoying watching one of the little wolf "packs" at West Yellowstone's Grizzly and Wolf Discovery Center through the glass wall* at the viewing cabin when up trotted this guy with something with brown-and-golden fur flopping from his mouth. No doubt, it was a pine marten (aka American marten), a member of the weasel family that lives in trees. Apparently the poor marten came down too low from one of the trees around the compound, and the wolf nailed it. The wolf seems to be duly proud of his prize!

*A double-paned window is usually not the best thing to shoot photos through, hence the compromised quality of the photo. But it shows what it needs to!

The wolves at the Grizzly and Wolf Discovery Center,just outside Yellowstone's west entrance, were bred in captivity (unclear whether that was legal) at a facility that could not accommodate them as they grew. Fortunately they are now in the excellent care at GWDC where they lead safe lives while serving to educate the public about their kind. All the wolves - and bears for that matter - at GWDC are neutered.

Note that the center is in the town of West Yellowstone, Montana, and if you stay at a nearby hotel, you're very likely to be able to hear the wolves howl!

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Taken on: January 21, 2024
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