17 Yellowstone National Park wolves were killed in 2024, and among them was the fabled one-eyed female, 907F — the fifth oldest wolf ever recorded in the park at 11.7 years old.

She was killed by the Rescue Creek pack three days before Christmas, according to the Yellowstone Wolf, Cougar and Elk Project annual report. Due to her longevity, it’s likely that an individual in the pack that killed her was a close or distant relative.

“Even in her death, defending her family and territory from a rival pack, 907F embodied what Yellowstone is all about,” the report noted. “It’s a place where these carnivores have a chance to live a successful life and die the way of the wolf.”

Doug Smith, who led Yellowstone's Wolf Project before retiring in 2023 and studied the animals for 30 years called

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