925M, known to local and internet fans as “Big Gray,” had apparently been training his pups near Slough Creek when the family encountered the Prospect Peak pack. Rather than run away from the dozen or so rivals, 925M ran straight toward them, then past them, drawing them away from his pack.
“He was a big, strong guy. He was a fast guy. But he couldn’t outrun 12 wolves,” McIntyre said.
But the long-term good news behind 925M’s death was not that it had been seemingly heroic. It’s that he died from a wolf attack, rather than a hunter’s gun.
Yellowstone National Park, the first National Park in the world, is home to a myriad of species as well as to pristine Rocky Mountain wilderness. The park straddles Wyoming, Idaho, and Montana and became the first National Park for good reason: its natural beauty draws over three million visitors annually, from every corner of the globe.