Casanova Blacktail

Casanova, also known as 302M, was a famous wolf in Yellowstone Park. Casanova belonged to 3 different wolf packs, he was born into the Leopold Pack, joined the Druid Pack, and created the Blacktail Pack. Casanova died in 2009, most likely by the Quadrant Mountain Pack. Casanova appeared in a PBS documentary In the Valley of the Wolves and in the National Geographic documentary The Rise of Black Wolf, which you can watch here. There is also a book coming out October 19, 2021 called The Redemption of Wolf 302: From Renegade to Yellowstone Alpha Male by Rick McIntyre.

Early Life
Casanova, also known as 302M, was born in 2000 to the Leopold Pack. While he was still a young yearling, a larger pack attacked them, killing the alphas, and leaving Casanova, along with his mother and three siblings, alone to fend for themselves. Soon, Casanova's mother found a mate, who was able to teach Casanova how to hunt. In 2003, Casanova left his pack in search of a mate.

Time with the Druid Pack
While searching for a mate, Casanova ran into the Druid Pack, and was trying to make one of the females his mate, but #21M, the alpha of the pack, would not let Casanova mate with anyone in the pack, and tried to attack Casanova, but Casanova began staying near the roads, where no other wolf was brave enough to go near, and he would secretly go to mate with the females of the Druid Pack. In 2004, both of the leaders of the Druid Pack died, and the pack was in search of a new alpha, so Casanova permanently joined the pack as the main breeding male, but he did not become alpha of the pack, instead his own brother, #480M, joined the pack and became alpha. In 2006, only four wolves remained in the pack, because they were attacked by another pack, and most of the other wolves left them. The four remaining wolves were Casanova, #480M, and two females from the last liter of #21M. The remaining wolves bred and produced a total of 11 pups in two liters. In 2008, Casanova left the Druid Pack in a bold move to create a new pack, despite his old age.

Blacktail Pack
While searching for a mate once again, Casanova found a group of 5 younger males, who began a new pack. In their journeys, the wolves found four females from the Agate Pack, and Casanova returned to the Blacktail Plateau, which was one of the old territories of the Leopold Pack, to form the new Blacktail Pack, with Casanova becoming alpha. Casanova was the main breeding male in the pack, and wouldn't let the other males mate with the females. In 2009, Casanova went to patrol his territory, and he was killed in battle, most likely by wolves from the Quadrant Mountain Pack.