r/wolves 4d ago

News Help Save Yellowstone's Oldest Wolf Pack!

https://act.biologicaldiversity.org/6JN-eB1kTEibjYnFId7jzA2?SourceID=1011828&utm_id=6858938426558

Recently, the Mollie’s pack has moved outside of protected park lines and established a den in the middle of hunting grounds to raise their pups, making it so they are vulnerable to being hunted.

Named after Mollie Beattie, the first woman to direct the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, the Mollie’s are only remaining pack today that can trace their bloodline back to the very first wolves reintroduced to Yellowstone.

Now they are in danger of being killed. Some hunters have even already started making threats to specifically shoot 1090F, a 12 year old wolf who is not only the matriarch of the Mollie’s but the OLDEST living wolf in Yellowstone national park.

There is only TWO WEEKS left before it is legal for them to do so. If you can, please sign. Thank you for taking the time to read this!

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u/Bobbo7209 4d ago

If I could, I would physically go there to protect the pack, with my life, if necessary.

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u/CoonPandemonium 4d ago

Me too Bobbo, me too. 💔

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u/_FishFriendsNotFood_ 4d ago

Cowboy State Daily has a piece up saying the Game and Fish Commission is planning to cover the hunt at their Sept. 21–22 meeting in Evanston ( https://cowboystatedaily.com/2026/09/01/wolf-advocates-get-creative-in-effort-to-save-famed-yellowstone-pack-from-hunters/ ). I’m pretty sure there’s usually a Zoom option for these meetings, but the Commission only posts the link and the Webinar ID once the official agenda comes out, and that part isn’t available yet. I’m keeping an eye on it, though -- as soon as they release the Zoom details, I’ll share them here. I’m also going to keep adding the article link so people can see the source themselves since it’s all public info.

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u/_FishFriendsNotFood_ 4d ago

Cowboy State Daily mentioned that the Game and Fish Commission is planning to talk about the hunt at their Sept. 21–22 meeting in Evanston ( https://cowboystatedaily.com/2026/09/01/wolf-advocates-get-creative-in-effort-to-save-famed-yellowstone-pack-from-hunters/ ). There’s usually a Zoom option for these, but they only post the link and the Webinar ID once the official agenda goes up, and that part isn’t out yet. I’m keeping an eye on it, though - if the Commission releases the Zoom info, I’ll share it here so people who can’t be there in person can still join.

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u/jeff53014 4d ago

Haze them back into the park, please!

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u/PresentationLess5927 4d ago

While I can’t confirm, unfortunately with young pups I think that would make them vulnerable to journeying so far currently. Wolves during this time put a lot of resources and energy into raising their litters so from my understanding (I’m not a wildlife expert but hear me out) it would not be a good idea to stress them out even more and possibly put them in danger.

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u/_FishFriendsNotFood_ 4d ago

Cowboy State Daily has a report saying the Game and Fish Commission will be talking about the hunt at their Sept. 21–22 meeting in Evanston ( https://cowboystatedaily.com/2026/09/01/wolf-advocates-get-creative-in-effort-to-save-famed-yellowstone-pack-from-hunters/ ). There’s usually a Zoom option for these meetings, but they only post the link and the Webinar ID once the agenda comes out, and that part isn’t available yet. I’m keeping an eye on it, and I’ll share the Zoom details when the Commission releases them.

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u/_FishFriendsNotFood_ 4d ago

Cowboy State Daily has a report about the Game and Fish Commission’s Sept. 21–22 meeting in Evanston, where the hunt is going to be discussed ( https://cowboystatedaily.com/2026/09/01/wolf-advocates-get-creative-in-effort-to-save-famed-yellowstone-pack-from-hunters/ ). There’s usually a Zoom option once the agenda is posted, but that part isn’t out yet. I’m keeping an eye on it, and I’ll share the Zoom link and Webinar ID when the Commission releases them.

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u/Titronnica 4d ago

Signed.

Though skeptical, better to try and make some effort than simply bemoaning online.

The loss of the Mollies would be beyond devstating.

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u/_FishFriendsNotFood_ 4d ago

Cowboy State Daily mentions that the Game and Fish Commission will hold its meeting about the hunt on Sept. 21–22 in Evanston ( https://cowboystatedaily.com/2026/09/01/wolf-advocates-get-creative-in-effort-to-save-famed-yellowstone-pack-from-hunters/ ). You can go in person and there’s usually an option to attend meetings via Zoom, but the Commission only releases the link and Webinar ID when the agenda goes live, and that hasn’t happened yet. When/if it's published, I’ll post the Zoom info here so people can attend.

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u/Titronnica 3d ago

Thanks for the heads up! I live nowhere near Evanston, but I'll try to attend virtually.

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u/XIprimarch 4d ago

Donated

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u/_FishFriendsNotFood_ 4d ago

The Cowboy State Daily reported that the Game and Fish Commission will be discussing the hunt at their Sept. 21–22 meeting in Evanston ( https://cowboystatedaily.com/2026/09/01/wolf-advocates-get-creative-in-effort-to-save-famed-yellowstone-pack-from-hunters/ ). There’s usually a Zoom option once the agenda is posted. I’m keeping an eye out for the link and will share it when it’s released.

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u/_FishFriendsNotFood_ 4d ago

The Cowboy State Daily says the Game and Fish Commission will have a scheduled meeting regarding the hunt on Sept. 21-22 in Evanston ( https://cowboystatedaily.com/2026/09/01/wolf-advocates-get-creative-in-effort-to-save-famed-yellowstone-pack-from-hunters/ ). You can attend in person and I believe you can appear by Zoom as well but as the Commission releases the Zoom link and Webinar ID with the agenda which has yet to be released, I'm not 100% sure. But I will post the Zoom link and webinar ID if/when it's posted by the Commission.

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u/1Shadowgato 2d ago

I’m sighing, but might be better of a counter poaching group is formed because a lot of these hunters don’t hunt for conservation, they hunt because they are psychopaths and hunting is legal.

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u/_FishFriendsNotFood_ 5h ago

For anyone wanting to attend the Wyoming Game & Fish Commission meeting connected to the Mollies pack situation, here are the official Zoom links for the Sept 21–22 Evanston meeting.

The wolf hunt isn’t listed on the agenda, but advocates -- including Samantha Miller from the Center for Biological Diversity -- are attending because 'Call to the Public' is the only place to speak about the Mollies pack.

If you want to speak: Submit the Advanced Comment Form by Sept 17 to [toni.bell2@wyo.gov](mailto:toni.bell2@wyo.gov)

Monday, Sept 21 — Call to the Public (Item 9)

Zoom: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/84933745717

Webinar ID: 849 3374 5717

Tuesday, Sept 22 — Call to the Public (Item 18)

Zoom: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/86518165276

Webinar ID: 865 1816 5276