LNPO Notable Residents List

The Laramidia National Park Organization keeps records of its most notable and famous creatures across all of its parks.

Yellowstone Gulf Notable Residents

Wolves

The Yellowstone Gulf National Park hosts 18 different packs of wolves, many of which have been in the region for decades. Many wolves within the park have black coats, a genetic mutation thought to have come about during the human era from wolves cross breeding with dogs. Packs further north within the park are known for typically having white or cream colored coats and being much larger, likely a result of being descendants of the wolf god.

Salt lick 2 F

A white female from the Salt lick pack, who year after year uses a den in the Yellowstone Gulf Park close to where salt licks are placed for bison. Notably, has had an amazing 17 pups over her life. Her mate, Salt lick 7 m, chewed off her radio collar and she was later given an ear tag.

Choking hound 1 M

An unusual black wolf noted for hunting primarily by attacking the throats of elk and suffocating them. He was radio collared by Wren Beckett, and movements confirmed he traveled frequently with the Pack of Ferventi that year. All but officially confirmed to be a demigod, and is thought to be a member of Ferventi's cult, a vampire named Ryoten, utilizing the god's boon. Ryoten has an image of Choking Hound as his profile picture online, taken by the Beckett twins after they radio collared him and posing with the unconscious wolf, and seems to wear a radio collar on his neck, but he has not confirmed the rumor.

Redbeard 26 F- "Claw Eye"

A very large female from the Redbeard pack long thought to have been a demigod. She lost 4 of her pups to a bear attack, the same one resulting in the loss of her eye and many scars on her face. She was found deceased from natural causes by hikers 6 years later and buried near the Gyser Park campground. A DNA test later confirmed she was not a demigod, simply an abnormally large wolf, likely the result of a crossbreeding with a needlecoat. Her grave still gets many visitors to this day and her surviving offspring still roam the park.

"Big ugly" Furrow Hill 5 M

A young male wolf from the Furrow Hill pack inflicted with mange. Briefly became the subject of a meme when he was photographed with the mange at its worst, and dubbed "big ugly" by communities online, and was frequently mocked for his awkward appearance. Despite multiple attempts to capture and treat Big Ugly, he still evades capture by park rangers.

Black hill 6 F

A very photogenic wolf who was on the cover of the Laramidia National Park magazine, 19974 summer edition. She later left the park, presumably to form a pack of her own and had not been seen since her photo was taken.

Lahar basin 12M and 4F

A pair of wolves that frequently harassed visitors to the Yellowstone Gulf Park along the Lahar Highway. They were relocated deeper into the Lahar basin. It is thought their behavior was caused due to being fed by park visitors. 12m was later shot and killed for moving back to the highway, where he attacked a park tour van. 4f has not been seen since and is thought to have left the park that fall. The pair are notably the only wolves to have ever attacked visitors unprovoked and not spurred by protecting their pups, food, or having been attacked themselves first.

Bears

#542 F

A large female grizzly bear that was relocated to the park from Canada for the park's breeding program. She is recognizable due to that she has an ear tag from the Yellowstone Park and on her other ear her old tag from the Ontario park, giving her the appearance of having earrings.

Bison

#86 M

A bull that was caught on video in 20014 attacking a LNPS Offroad Jeep. A park ranger locked the jeep, causing it to beep and startle the bull, and the bull rammed the vehicle several times to the amusement of visitors in a nearby tour van. The bison was not harmed, however the jeep was later decommissioned. Park rangers often use the video as an example of why one should never approach bison and how powerful they can be.

Orcas

Along the coast, there are several different pods of orcas typically found around the parks. Three pods in particular are typically found to frequent the gulf.

Dwarf Gulf Transients

The Dwarf Gulf Transients are a pod of 5 dwarf killer whales, easily identified from other pods by a more subtle brown coloration rather than a true black. The Dwarf Gulfs do not have the size needed to handle larger prey, and are known to primarily feed on oceanic salmon, tuna, and sea birds. As a transient pod, the group is much quieter than others and known to have a much larger range, although they have not been observed to leave the gulf. Instead, the Dwarfs wander the gulf in its entirety, often returning to Wyoming's western coast to give birth and rear their calves. Once the calves reach two years of age, the pod resumes their nomadic lifestyle.

Idaho Residents

Named for the pod sticking closer to the shores of Idaho, this pod is thought to be made up of 8 resident orcas. The Idaho Residents most commonly feed on sharks and herring, so they rarely come into competition with the other pods. Their preferences for herring are so great that the group will travel as far as Arizona when supplies are low, often attacking and eating sharks along the way. The Idaho Pod is the group of orcas most commonly observed by whale watching tours hosted by the Yellowstone Gulf National Park and are known to be extremely sociable, seeming to pose for pictures for tourist and whale enthusiasts. Communication with Novi regarding the pod has revealed that in previous decades, a member of the pod was assisted by local fisherman after becoming trapped in a drag net, hence their trust of locals and lack of fear around boats.

Black Sand Residents

The Black Sand Resident pod resides primarily along the narrow band of coastline between Idaho and Wyoming. The pod is known for having extraordinarily large orcas and having striking patterns of scars due to a peculiarity in how they hunt: The Black Sand pod beaches themselves along the rocky shores to chase after seals, sea lions, and sea birds, often cutting themselves deeply in a bid to catch their prey. In addition, this pod is also known to patrol the area in the spring for whales and their calves, often ambushing them shortly after the other whales give birth. They have never been observed attacking other orcas, however, are known to occasionally chase them a short distance. Black Sand F2, the previous matriarch of the pod, had also been observed to use beaching as a method of killing great white sharks, which she taught to her offspring, including the pod's current matriarch, Inuta. Inuta is recognizable due to a blue satellite tag on her dorsal fin.

Small Creatures of Note

Lahar Basin Ferret Den

A den of Black Footed Ferrets that is infrequently visited by Ludovic, the god of ferrets and polecats. The den is not notable for the ferrets themselves, but rather the god, who can at times be particularly aggressive even to park rangers. At his request, several hiking trails were moved in the region to avoid the ferret's hunting grounds and den site.