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Yellowstone's legendary Mollie's Pack is in danger. This extraordinary family of wolves has spent decades inside the safety of Yellowstone National Park. Now, after establishing a den just outside the park, they could be legally hunted this fall. Urge the Wyoming Game and Fish Commission to protect Mollie's Pack by closing Wolf Hunt Area 1 to wolf hunting.
 

Mollie's Pack is one of the most well-known and closely studied wolf families in the world. The pack traces its lineage back to the wolves reintroduced to Yellowstone more than 30 years ago, making it a living part of one of America's greatest conservation success stories. Scientists have followed generations of these wolves, learning more about wolf behavior, family dynamics, predator-prey relationships, and the important role wolves play in healthy ecosystems.
 

Watch members of Mollie's Pack carry “toys” back to their den for their pups — a glimpse into the close family bonds and social lives of wolves.
Video: NPS / Jacob W. Frank
 

At the heart of this remarkable family is Wolf 1090F, approximately 12 years old and believed to be Yellowstone's oldest living wolf. For nearly her entire life, she has lived within Yellowstone National Park, where wolves are protected from hunting. But this year, Mollie's Pack established a den in the Shoshone National Forest just outside Yellowstone's boundaries. The pack now consists of five adults and five pups who are living in Wyoming's Wolf Hunt Area 1, where wolves can be legally hunted. Wyoming's 2026 wolf hunting season is scheduled to begin September 15, and the Wyoming Game and Fish Commission has approved a quota allowing wolves to be killed in the area where Mollie's Pack is denning.

Mollie's Pack is also facing this threat at a particularly vulnerable time for Yellowstone's wolves. An outbreak of canine distemper among wolves in northwest Wyoming was cited by Wyoming officials as a primary reason for reducing the state's 2026 wolf mortality quota. With disease already affecting wolves in the region, allowing members of this historic family to be killed would add another unnecessary threat to their survival.

These wolves should not lose their protection simply because they crossed an invisible line on a map. Wolves are intelligent, social animals who form deep family bonds and live complex lives. They communicate, cooperate to raise their young, care for injured family members, and develop lifelong relationships with other members of their pack. As apex predators, wolves also play an important role in maintaining healthy ecosystems. They deserve to live and raise their families without being killed for sport.

The Wyoming Game and Fish Commission has the power to provide this exceptional pack with protection. Closing Wolf Hunt Area 1 to wolf hunting for the 2026 season would give Mollie's Pack, including their aging matriarch 1090F, the chance to survive and raise the next generation of Yellowstone's wolves. Tell the Wyoming Game and Fish Commission to protect Mollie's Pack and close Wolf Hunt Area 1 to wolf hunting.

Mollie's Pack pups rest together in Yellowstone, surrounded by the family and wild home they depend on.

Letter to Decision Maker(s) for reference:

Decision makers: Wyoming Fish and Game Commission

Subject: Protect Mollie’s Pack From Wolf Hunting

I urge you to protect Yellowstone’s legendary Mollie’s Pack by closing Wolf Hunt Area 1 to wolf hunting for the 2026 season.

Mollie’s Pack is Yellowstone’s oldest continuously documented wolf family and one of the most closely studied wolf families in the world. Its lineage traces back to the wolves reintroduced to Yellowstone more than 30 years ago. Today, the pack includes five adults and five pups, including approximately 12-year-old Wolf 1090F, believed to be Yellowstone’s oldest living wolf.

After decades of living within Yellowstone National Park, Mollie’s Pack is now vulnerable to hunting simply because it established a den outside the park. These wolves deserve the chance to remain together, raise their young, and continue contributing to our understanding of wolves and their important role in healthy ecosystems.

Please use your authority to protect Mollie’s Pack and close Wolf Hunt Area 1 to wolf hunting before the season begins on September 15.

Thank you for protecting this remarkable wolf family.

Sincerely,

Signed

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