Diane K. Boyd
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And that's with everything, and it hasn't changed because the number of wolves, too, went – from 0 to 31 to 160, 165. In the last 10 years, it's been right about 100 wolves every year because they contain themselves by killing each other and defending the resource. So they're stable right now. The wolves are not increasing anymore.
And that's with everything, and it hasn't changed because the number of wolves, too, went – from 0 to 31 to 160, 165. In the last 10 years, it's been right about 100 wolves every year because they contain themselves by killing each other and defending the resource. So they're stable right now. The wolves are not increasing anymore.
And that's with everything, and it hasn't changed because the number of wolves, too, went – from 0 to 31 to 160, 165. In the last 10 years, it's been right about 100 wolves every year because they contain themselves by killing each other and defending the resource. So they're stable right now. The wolves are not increasing anymore.
Wolves killing each other and trespassing. People go, oh, that's awful. I said... Not really. I mean, if you had somebody coming into your home to steal your goods, wouldn't you shoot them if you had the chance? Or wouldn't you defend your home?
Wolves killing each other and trespassing. People go, oh, that's awful. I said... Not really. I mean, if you had somebody coming into your home to steal your goods, wouldn't you shoot them if you had the chance? Or wouldn't you defend your home?
Wolves killing each other and trespassing. People go, oh, that's awful. I said... Not really. I mean, if you had somebody coming into your home to steal your goods, wouldn't you shoot them if you had the chance? Or wouldn't you defend your home?
To defend your home, right? Yourself, your family. The wolves do the same thing. It's sort of like what's going on with the wars everywhere in the world. The wolves do the same, and they don't always kill the trespassers. If they can catch them, they beat them up pretty bad. Sometimes they kill them. Sometimes you may have a benevolent pack leader that just... kind of has the wolves chase it off.
To defend your home, right? Yourself, your family. The wolves do the same thing. It's sort of like what's going on with the wars everywhere in the world. The wolves do the same, and they don't always kill the trespassers. If they can catch them, they beat them up pretty bad. Sometimes they kill them. Sometimes you may have a benevolent pack leader that just... kind of has the wolves chase it off.
To defend your home, right? Yourself, your family. The wolves do the same thing. It's sort of like what's going on with the wars everywhere in the world. The wolves do the same, and they don't always kill the trespassers. If they can catch them, they beat them up pretty bad. Sometimes they kill them. Sometimes you may have a benevolent pack leader that just... kind of has the wolves chase it off.
But wolf mortality, the greatest rate, I think it's like 70 plus percent, 75, is wolves killing other wolves in Yellowstone Park, non-PAC members.
But wolf mortality, the greatest rate, I think it's like 70 plus percent, 75, is wolves killing other wolves in Yellowstone Park, non-PAC members.
But wolf mortality, the greatest rate, I think it's like 70 plus percent, 75, is wolves killing other wolves in Yellowstone Park, non-PAC members.
So you'd have to go to the Yellowstone researchers to look at it. But I would say genetic relations, if it's closely related, they're more likely to not kill it. And if there's abundant food, they'd be more likely to probably not kill it. I think it's a combination of the two.
So you'd have to go to the Yellowstone researchers to look at it. But I would say genetic relations, if it's closely related, they're more likely to not kill it. And if there's abundant food, they'd be more likely to probably not kill it. I think it's a combination of the two.
So you'd have to go to the Yellowstone researchers to look at it. But I would say genetic relations, if it's closely related, they're more likely to not kill it. And if there's abundant food, they'd be more likely to probably not kill it. I think it's a combination of the two.