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Reward Offered in Poaching Case of Missing Yellowstone Wolf

1/27/2026

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Rangers at Yellowstone National Park are investigating the disappearance of Wolf 1478F, a Junction Butte female, believed to have been illegally shot by poachers.
She disappeared on Christmas Day after a mortality signal from her collar.
A reward of $31,000 is offered for information leading to an arrest.
Montana's Wolf Management Unit 313, where she was tracked, has been closed to hunting since November 16 after reaching its quota.

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Story summary

Rangers at Yellowstone National Park are investigating the disappearance of Wolf 1478F, a Junction Butte female, believed to have been illegally shot by poachers.
She disappeared on Christmas Day after a mortality signal from her collar.
A reward of $31,000 is offered for information leading to an arrest.
Montana's Wolf Management Unit 313, where she was tracked, has been closed to hunting since November 16 after reaching its quota.