The great Canadian pine forest die-off and grizzly bears

Despite the headline, the article says isn’t clear what the huge pine die-off in Alberta (and, not mentioned in the article, nearby B.C.) will have on the grizzly bear.

Scientists using bears to battle bugs. By Jeff Holubitsky, CanWest News Service

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Latest Yellowstone wolf capture data

Here are the data on the annual winter capture of Yellowstone Park wolves.

While the weight data of 2 packs is missing, but just two of these giant “canadian wolves” that were measured topped 100 pounds.

Wolf #	Date of Capture	Pack	Sex	Pelt Color	Age Class	Weight pounds
209F	01/30/07	LEOPOLD	FEMALE	BLACK	ADULT	88
383M	01/30	AGATE CREEK	MALE	GRAY	ADULT	101
470F	01/29	OXBOW CREEK	FEMALE	BLACK	ADULT	77
527F	12/31/06	SLOUGH CREEK	FEMALE	BLACK	ADULT	86
569F	12/31	DRUID PEAK	FEMALE	GRAY	ADULT	88
570M	12/31	DRUID PEAK	MALE	GRAY	PUP	86
571F.	12/31	DRUID PEAK	FEMALE	GRAY	PUP	80
572F	01/01/07	YELLOWSTONE DELTA	FEMALE	BLACK	ADULT
573M	01/01	YELLOWSTONE DELTA	MALE	GRAY	PUP
574F	01/01	YELLOWSTONE DELTA	FEMALE	BLACK	PUP
575F	01/01	YELLOWSTONE DELTA	FEMALE	GRAY	ADULT
576F	01/01	YELLOWSTONE DELTA	FEMALE	GRAY	ADULT
577M	01/05/07	GIBBON MEADOWS	MALE	GRAY	PUP	88
578F	01/05/07	GIBBON MEADOWS	FEMALE	BLACK	PUP	81
586M	01/29/07	MOLLIE’S	MALE	GRAY	ADULT
587M	01/29	MOLLIE’S	MALE	GRAY	ADULT
588F	01/29	OXBOW CREEK	FEMALE	BLACK	PUP	88
589F	01/29	OXBOW CREEK	FEMALE	GRAY	PUP	90
590M	01/30	AGATE CREEK	MALE	BLACK	PUP	110
591F	01/30/07	LEOPOLD	FEMALE	GRAY	PUP	73
592F	01/30	LEOPOLD	FEMALE	GRAY	ADULT	88
593F	01/30	LEOPOLD	FEMALE	GRAY	PUP	77

Added May 14. Past years’ capture data.

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