Female Wolf.

Wolves in the wild are rarely seen, let alone photographed. This one has been radio collared by the National Park Service biologists for research purposes. Though quite unphotogenic, the radio collars do help provide useful information for management of wildlife in the region. The fact that this particular radio collar actually no longer works, but hasn't been removed is quite exasperating to someone hoping to capture some nice wild wolf images (it's probably somewhat exasperating to the wolf too, regardless of whether or not the thing works). I was lucky to find her on a fresh caribou kill one morning, and managed to get a few shots. The light wasn't in my corner, but with wild wolf photographs, we take what we can get. Taken in Denali National Park, Alaska.

 

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