Thanks for the info! Not sure if the wolf was a night wolf. It might have been right as night was falling. But, thought the despawning only occured w. 1 or 2 star wolves, not zero star wolves. Also, had thought (hoped) that this issue was fixed ages ago. Next time I'll make sure I have tons of food and hope to find a 2 star wolf to tame. AND won't leave the area...

Thanks again!