Myth-Busting and the Great Gray Wolf

Mountain Journal
Benjamin Alva Polley
2025 01 26

In June 1991, Canadian researchers led by wildlife biologist Paul Paquet, captured a female wolf named Pluie — “rain” in French — near Kananaskis Country, Alberta. Fitted with a radio collar and a satellite transmitter, Pluie traveled extensively over two years. Scientists estimate her first foray covered more than 1,600 miles.