For more than three decades, Mollie’s Pack has carried an unbroken family line back to the wolves restored to Yellowstone in 1995. After wandering into a Wolf Trophy Hunt Zone, this magnificent pack was not given the protection requested by over 115K wildlife advocates, young and old. Fortunately, the pack traveled back to Yellowstone National Park and the safety of its borders.
WU will continue asking the Commission and Department to develop a Yellowstone Boundary Wolf Management Protocol before the 2027 season. We will continue pressing for serious consideration of the Indigenous-led Sacred Resource Protection Zone and direct consultation with its proponents. We will advocate for proactive, nonlethal conflict prevention so that livestock and wolves are not placed into avoidable conflict. We will keep seeking trapping reforms, stronger monitoring, transparent mortality data and management decisions that recognize both populations and the individual animals who compose them.
If you feel the urge to reach out to our WY wildlife decision-makers, we have provided comprehensive contact information in the Take Action link below.
Wyoming wolf by @juliecookwildife
Wyoming Untrapped is proud to be collaborating with Yellowstonian and artist Helen Seay in telling the stories of Wyoming’s spectacular native wildlife that converge so joyously on our Wild Journeys murals in downtown Jackson (at 120 West Broadway). Our goal is to engender empathy for an amazing congregation of free-moving species that exists in such a congregation nowhere else in the Lower 48. They are part of our shared natural heritage, and there is much we can learn from them.
Wyoming Untrapped promotes trapping reform through education, advocacy, and compassionate coexistence for Wyoming’s people, pets and wildlife.
Explore our many programs:
Wyoming Beaver Restoration Project
Wild Journeys Mural
Pet Safety & Trap Release
Snare Aware Wyoming
Beavers: Eco-Engineers
Awareness Through Art
Engagement Through Film
Bobcat Economic Value Study
Our Wyoming Untrapped billboard in Lander, Wyoming, shows the image of Wolf 1329M. Born in Yellowstone, he was found dead just beyond the park boundary—his leg crushed in a steel-jawed leghold trap where he had been held for days. By the time he was discovered, he had died slowly, likely from dehydration and exposure.
Each year the Jackson Hole community votes to recognize the best businesses, organizations, and individuals. We’re honored to have won GOLD in 2026, SILVER in 2025, SILVER in 2024 and BRONZE in 2022 for Best Nonprofit in the valley through Best of Jackson Hole. Thank you for your recognition.
These numbers represent only the trapped animals reported by less than 30% of trappers in Wyoming from 2008 to 2024. For every trap, we believe one to three non-target animals may be trapped. Every animal and bird of prey is a possible victim.
