Board Thread:Legitimate Canon Questions/@comment-19765459-20140104215406

With statements by the actors that Aiden and Ethan are no longer Alphas after Jennifer broke their merged form's neck, it got me wondering: how does the werewolf population sustain itself given what seems like a high Alpha mortality rate?

Kali and Ennis were both killed while they had no Betas to inherit their power. Aiden and Ethan lost their Alpha status when they nearly died, again with no Betas. Derek gave up his Alpha power to save Cora. That's four (or five, depending on how you count) lost Alphas, with only one new one (Scott). It is stated by Deaton that ascending the way Scott did is extremely rare. It is unclear how many Alphas and their packs the Hunters have wiped out.

So are werewolves an endangered species? It seems as if the number of Alphas declines faster than they can be replaced. 