Yellowstone’s oldest wolf pack, Mollie’s Pack, leaves the park, raising fears for its future

By: Mike Koshmrl

Outlets: Idaho Capital Sun

Published: July 16, 2026

Words: 1,808

Last Updated: 5 days, 15 hours ago

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This story was first published by WyoFile on July 14, 2026.

Leslie Patten hiked into a remote reach of northwest Wyoming’s Sunlight Basin in December to post a trail camera where she’d earlier seen wolf tracks.

At the time, a winter closure was fast approaching, and the Park County resident wouldn’t be able to retrieve the camera and review the footage for months. When she hiked back to fetch her equipment on May 1, …

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