No Mollie’s Pack, Yellowstone wolves killed, Wyoming reports after hunt area’s quick close

By: Mike Koshmrl

Outlets: Daily Montanan

Published: September 24, 2026

Words: 590

Last Updated: 3 weeks, 3 days ago

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EVANSTON, Wyoming—Yellowstone National Park’s last original wolf pack, Mollie’s Pack, emerged unscathed from a hunting season that opened last week and has already closed, Wyoming wildlife officials announced Monday.

Dan Smith, a Wyoming Game and Fish Department interim deputy director, provided the update, allaying concern that had run rampant online and in circles of wolf-watching devotees. Worries centered on the Mollie’s Pack, named after the late U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Director Mollie Beattie, …

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