Yellowstone’s Iconic ‘Queen of the Wolves’ Dies After Rival Pack Attack

The one-eyed wolf 907F, known for her resilience and record-breaking reproductive success, succumbed to injuries sustained in a territorial clash on Christmas Day.

• Wolf 907F, nicknamed the 'Queen of the Wolves,' was a celebrated matriarch of Yellowstone's Junction Butte pack and lived to an extraordinary age of 11, far exceeding the typical lifespan of wild wolves.
• She overcame numerous adversities, including mange, the loss of her left eye at age four, and a limp in her later years, while continuing to thrive as a pack leader and mother.
• 907F gave birth to 10 litters over her lifetime, with her most recent pups born in May 2024, making her the most reproductively successful wolf in Yellowstone's history.
• On December 22, 2024, she and her pack were attacked by the rival Rescue Creek pack while feeding on a bison carcass near the Yellowstone River; she succumbed to her injuries three days later on Christmas Day.
• Researchers expressed solace that 907F died naturally rather than due to human causes, a fate that has claimed other iconic Yellowstone wildlife.

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