Wolf population. Medical search. Frequent questions

Italy's wolves are a protected species with current estimates indicating that there are approximately 3300 wolves living in the wild. (wikipedia.org)
Anecdotal accounts of favored family pets being taken by predators, however, have prompted some to call for the wolf to be removed as a protected species. (wisconsinexaminer.com)

As of 2018, the global grey wolf population is estimated to be 200,000-250,000. (wikipedia.org)
present extirpated Europe as of 2018 - excluding Russia, Belarus and Ukraine - has 17,000 wolves in over 28 countries. (wikipedia.org)
In 2018 Fish and Wildlife Service charged two men from Peoria and Phoenix with a wolf shooting in the Apache-Sitgreaves National Forests the year prior. (gcwolfrecovery.org)
Now, with our new population information we can make informed recommendations on how to manage wolves in 2018 and moving forward," said Ken Mills, the report author and the lead wolf biologist for Game and Fish. (buckrail.com)
The Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife (WDFW) reports there were a minimum of 126 wolves, 27 packs and 15 successful breeding pairs within the state's borders in 2018. (elasticbeanstalk.com)
This graph charts Idaho wolf mortality data dating back to July 2018. (tacticalusa.net)

A new outbreak of rabies in rare Ethiopian wolves ( Canis simensis ). (cdc.gov)
Sillero-Zubiri C . Field immobilization of Ethiopian wolves ( Canis simensis ). (cdc.gov)
Wolves ( Canis lupus ) almost disappeared from the lower 48 states. (a-z-animals.com)
Wolves native to the United States are the gray wolf, red wolf ( Canis rufus ), and Mexican wolf, a subspecies of the gray wolf. (a-z-animals.com)
Wolves ( Canis lupus ) were already known to sometimes eat sea otters and fish, but not as their main food source. (newscientist.com)
The gray wolf (Canis lupus) is a highly intelligent and adaptable carnivore, known for its social structure and remarkable hunting skills. (meaningfulconnections.net)
For animals that operate in packs - such as wolves ( Canis lupus ) and, ancestrally at least, their close relatives, dogs ( Canis familiaris ) - cooperation is an important trait. (cosmosmagazine.com)
Wolf Canis lupus reproductive success may be enhanced by access to favorable habitat with limited disturbance during denning season. (bioone.org)
The Mongolian hunting law does not mention the wolf Canis lupus , which is generally interpreted in the way that wolves can be hunted anytime and anywhere, including in protected areas. (bioone.org)
The wolf reference genome sequence (Canis lupus lupus) and its implications for Canis spp. (bvsalud.org)

This is just one example among many demonstrating how badly Idaho is abusing its state authority to "manage" wolves, and a cautionary tale for what could happen if wolves were delisted throughout the lower 48. (nationofchange.org)
Idaho pledged to manage wolves "like black bears and mountain lions" as part of the agreement to lift federal protections in 2011, but the state has broken that promise repeatedly, and the situation is only getting worse. (nationofchange.org)
The Rocky Mountain Elk Foundation maintains that state agencies are best to manage wolves just as they manage elk, bears, deer, mountain lions and other wildlife so all populations, predator and prey alike, thrive. (rmef.org)
As a result of the recent federal court decision, we are left with no way to actively manage wolves as a Montana wildlife species,' said Joe Maurier, director of Montana Fish, Wildlife & Parks in a press release. (pacificlegal.org)
The ruling allowed Michigan, Minnesota and Wisconsin to manage wolves according to their wolf management plans. (abc10up.com)

Where there are healthy wolves, there are healthy landscapes," Defenders of Wildlife vice president of field conservation programs Nancy Gloman said. (courthousenews.com)
Today, wolves are the subject of many conservation efforts and the symbol of the organization Defenders of Wildlife. (a-z-animals.com)
Bryan Bird, the Southwest program director with the environmental group Defenders of Wildlife, suggested that the female wolf is in search of a mate and might find one in Colorado. (fox40.com)
In 1998, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, led by Jamie Rappaport Clark (now president of Defenders of Wildlife), released 11 Mexican gray wolves back into the wild in Arizona. (defenders.org)

Today, wolves are protected in some areas, hunted for sport in others, or may be subject to extermination as perceived threats to people, livestock, and pets. (wikipedia.org)
The Mexican wolf, the rarest subspecies of gray wolves and one of the most endangered mammals in North America, was virtually wiped out by deliberate poisoning and trapping from 1915 through 1973, carried out primarily by government agencies and livestock ranchers. (courthousenews.com)
There are no livestock conflicts in the Lolo, and elk numbers declined long before wolves were present. (nationofchange.org)
Another argument for killing wolves-conflict with livestock-is also steeped in misinformation. (nationofchange.org)
While there are more than 2 million cattle and over 200,000 sheep in Idaho , wolves only kill a few hundred livestock statewide annually . (nationofchange.org)
More livestock are killed by domestic dogs and preventable disease than by wolves. (nationofchange.org)
Many ranchers successfully minimize problems with wolves by proactively adopting improved livestock management strategies and utilizing conflict deterrence tools. (nationofchange.org)
Clearly, wolves are not a serious threat to the state's livestock industry. (nationofchange.org)
This management approach has yielded reduced conflicts with livestock and alleviated potential impacts of wolf predation on big-game herds. (grandviewoutdoors.com)
He works with various organizations involved with the wolf program and tries to resolves conflicts with ranchers who are concerned about wolves preying on their livestock. (gcwolfrecovery.org)
Mexican gray wolves once commonly roamed the southwestern United States and Mexico, but with the rise of the livestock industry, grass-eating animals that the wolves preyed on began to decline. (gcwolfrecovery.org)
And if someone perceives a threat to their livestock, there are ways to prevent an attack without harming the wolf, deVos said. (gcwolfrecovery.org)
The DNR maintains yearly data on incidents of suspected or confirmed wolf predation on livestock or pets. (wisconsinexaminer.com)
Ranchers in New Mexico and Arizona who have long complained that wolves are responsible for dozens of livestock deaths every year are concerned about any expansion of the wolves' range. (fox40.com)
We urge New Mexicans who are not accustomed to having the Mexican wolf in their backyard to exercise caution, especially for vulnerable children, pets and livestock in rural areas," said Loren Patterson, president of the New Mexico Cattle Growers' Association. (fox40.com)
Defenders works directly with ranchers and tribal members to implement proven techniques to keep wolves and livestock safe. (defenders.org)
These include using range riders to watch over livestock, moving livestock away from wolf dens, erecting special fencing and more. (defenders.org)
Defenders also supports a collaborative wildlife technician program which places trained graduate students in the field for six months at a time to assist with monitoring of wolves and livestock and to implement proven non-lethal tools to reduce conflicts. (defenders.org)
Total spending on wolf management by the State of Wyoming was approximately $280,000 with an additional $310,000 spent to compensate livestock producers for damage caused by wolves. (buckrail.com)
Additionally, the number of wolves removed for conflicts with livestock went from 113 in 2016 to 61 in 2017. (buckrail.com)
Mills added that more accurate wolf population information will help managers in recommending wolf harvest strategies that target areas of livestock conflict and areas where there are concerns with how wolves are affecting certain big game populations. (buckrail.com)
WDFW processed five livestock damage claims totaling $7,536 to compensate producers for direct wolf-caused livestock losses and one indirect claim for $5,950, which compensates the producer for reduced weight gains and other factors associated with wolf-livestock interaction. (elasticbeanstalk.com)
There's been a concerted effort by Fish and Game staff, hunters, trappers, and other partners and agencies to reduce wolf conflicts with livestock and bring the wolf population in balance with prey species, particularly elk. (tacticalusa.net)
While the IDFG's ambitious new wolf management plan is likely to appease livestock owners as well as hunters who want to see the health of the state's elk herds maintained or even bolstered, it could prove difficult to achieve. (tacticalusa.net)
Michigan law allowed citizens to kill wolves that were actively preying on their hunting dogs or livestock. (abc10up.com)
Conflicts with livestock, urban development, and misconceptions about the role of gray wolves in ecosystems are key obstacles. (meaningfulconnections.net)

After remaining stable during the past four years, the Department of Natural Resources' (DNR) annual wolf survey for 2016-17 found there were roughly 500 wolf packs and 2,856 wolves. (startribune.com)
A 2016-2017 winter survey by the Minnesota Department of Natural Resources (DNR) indicates there are an estimated 500 packs and 2,856 wolves in Minnesota, or a 25 percent increase since the 2015-16 survey. (rmef.org)

But the difficulty of conducting the survey results in a wide margin of error - this year it was estimated to be plus or minus 500 wolves, about what it is every year. (startribune.com)
The survey's margin of error is about plus or minus 500 wolves meaning the population could top 3,300. (rmef.org)

The combined loss of 313 to 323 wolves represents a decline in the state's wolf population of between 27% and 33% between April 2020 and April 2021. (newswise.com)
This decline is despite the hunting quota of 119 wolves for non-native hunters, set with the goal of helping maintain but not reduce the state's wolf population . (newswise.com)
The assumption from the folks at the Montana Fish, Wildlife and Parks Department is that the state's wolf population needs 'management' - but a recent court decision holding them protected under the Endangered Species Act makes it impossible. (pacificlegal.org)
Despite expanded hunting and trapping efforts, the state's wolf population hasn't fallen below 1,000 animals since at least 2019. (tacticalusa.net)
MICHIGAN - Michigan Department of Natural Resources wildlife division officials said today the size of the state's wolf population has not changed significantly since the last survey was conducted in 2014. (abc10up.com)

Minnesota and other states instituted a hunting season on wolves when they were temporarily removed from the endangered species list in 2012. (startribune.com)
That goal was originally set forth in 2009 after the state's wolves were removed from the endangered species list by the United State Fish & Wildlife Service (USFWS). (tacticalusa.net)

While wolf supporters in Idaho repeatedly speak out against these double standards for wolves, Idaho officials argue that wolves must be aggressively managed because hunters and ranchers demand it. (nationofchange.org)
Unfortunately, these ranchers receive far less support from Idaho wildlife managers than those relying on archaic taxpayer-funded wolf killing programs. (nationofchange.org)
Local landowners and ranchers are making great strides in coexisting with wolves, and the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service is following the lead of science and keeping more wolves in the wild. (mexicanwolves.org)
Can ranchers and wolves live in harmony? (gcwolfrecovery.org)
Some, like Arizona range rider Todd Swinney, believe ranchers and wolves can coexist. (gcwolfrecovery.org)
Although somewhat controversial and an occasional thorn in the side of ranchers near the park's boundaries, the wolves are a crucial part of the park's ecosystem and play important roles in maintaining the delicate balance of predators and prey. (wjhl.com)

This June 7, 2023, image provided by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service shows the female Mexican gray wolf F2754 during a health check before being released into the wild in southeastern Arizona. (fox40.com)
Federal biologists confirmed, Thursday, Nov. 2, 2023, that the wolf has traveled beyond the boundaries of the Mexican gray wolf recovery area for the second time and has been located west of Jemez Springs, New Mexico. (fox40.com)
A wolf carries a "toy" back to its den at Yellowstone National Park in spring 2023. (wjhl.com)

About 100 additional wolves died over the winter in Wisconsin as a result of the delisting of grey wolves under the Endangered Species Act, alongside the 218 wolves killed by licensed hunters during Wisconsin's first public wolf hunt, according to new research. (newswise.com)
The findings are the first estimate of Wisconsin's wolf population since the public hunt in February, which ended early after hunters exceeded the quota of 119 wolves within a few days. (newswise.com)
Wolf hunting seasons within the WTGMA requires hunters to have a license and adhere to set mortality limits and other regulations. (grandviewoutdoors.com)
While hunters, trappers and other "wolf-control measures" used by state and federal authorities have killed about 500 wolves each year for the last two years, the current population is well over the established objective currently stated in Idaho's 2002 wolf conservation and management plan. (gohunt.com)
If approved, other changes would increase the funding provided by IDFG to the Idaho Wolf Depredation Control board from $110,000 to $300,000, allow hunters to take as many wolves as they wanted (removing individual wolf tag limits) and combining the hunting tag with a trapping and snaring tag, according to the Associated Press . (gohunt.com)
Wolf trapping would be allowed year-round on private land and hunters would be allowed to hunt the apex predators with ATVs, snowmobiles and "other methods allowed for animals classified as predators, such as coyotes. (gohunt.com)
Conservationists were concerned that last year's hunting season would devastate the population after hunters reported a total of 218 kills in just three days, about 100 more wolves than the DNR allowed. (rockvalleytimes.com)
I thought that because fewer wolves meant more deer, that no wolves would mean hunters' paradise. (congressionalresearch.com)

Wolf reintroduction programs have been instituted where there is suitable wilderness. (wikipedia.org)
Conservation efforts and reintroduction programs have helped wolves make a comeback, but they are still under threat in some parts of the country. (a-z-animals.com)
The states of Montana, Idaho, Wyoming, Wisconsin, and Michigan have witnessed successful reintroduction programs, enabling the gray wolf populations to regain a foothold. (meaningfulconnections.net)

I think the best way to describe Idaho's population right now is that it's fairly stable, and it's fluctuating around 1,250," Idaho Department of Fish and Game Director Ed Schriever told lawmakers on the Natural Resources Interim Committee, as reported by the Associated Press . (rmef.org)
Idaho's new wolf management plan would run for six years-through 2028. (tacticalusa.net)
We are encouraged by efforts that have resulted in a drop in wolf numbers, and this aligns with our long-term goal to reduce Idaho's wolf population," Schriever said. (tacticalusa.net)
The minimum threshold for Idaho's wolf population is 150 animals. (tacticalusa.net)
If numbers were to fall below that mark, the USFWS could restore Endangered Species Act protections for Idaho's wolves. (tacticalusa.net)

Once abundant over much of North America and Eurasia, the grey wolf inhabits a smaller portion of its former range because of widespread human encroachment and destruction of its habitat, and the resulting human-wolf encounters that sparked broad extirpation. (wikipedia.org)
However, she was critical of the DNR's counting method, saying it "makes unsophisticated assumptions and presumes wolf population based on former estimates of available habitat. (startribune.com)
Much suitable habitat across the Southwest - beyond the Mexican Wolf Experimental Population Area - remains empty and awaiting the return of its much-needed apex predator. (rewilding.org)
As the population continues to grow, we anticipate more and more wolves will follow their instincts to disperse to the abundant suitable habitat in northern Arizona and New Mexico. (rewilding.org)
As Lobos increase their numbers, more needs to be done to prevent illegal killings and to ensure that Lobos are able to establish additional populations in suitable habitat," said Sally Paez, Staff Attorney for New Mexico Wild. (rewilding.org)
The aim of the present study is to show current population status, population trends and habitat association of the Ethiopian wolf in the Simien Mountains National Park. (scialert.net)
The Ethiopian wolf was associated with different habitat types but mostly observed in Helichrysum-Festuca habitat during both wet and dry seasons followed by Festuca-Lobelia habitat. (scialert.net)
Different conservation measures should be applied in order to increase the Ethiopian wolf population and make safe and suitable habitat by minimizing major threats. (scialert.net)
The gray wolf occupies only 10% of its former habitat, mostly due to human housing development. (a-z-animals.com)
Wolves once roamed freely throughout most of the United States, but hunting and habitat destruction diminished their numbers. (a-z-animals.com)
They claim the Swedish habitat could comfortably support a population of over 1,000 wolves and that the ideal in terms of genetic diversity would be around 1,500. (graphicnews.com)
Since this is only a 1% increase from the 2017-18 over-winter numbers, the DNR notes this "may suggest wolves have reached biological carrying capacity for the habitat available in Wisconsin. (wisconsinexaminer.com)
Wolf managers should recognize the current protection buffer around dens constitutes only a portion of the core area used by breeding wolves, and habitat alterations near den sites may force breeding wolves to use sub-optimal habitat they would normally avoid. (bioone.org)
Both wolves showed a clear preference of mountainous terrain over flat steppe, suggesting that only 21% of the SPA constitute preferred wolf habitat. (bioone.org)

The count is an estimate based on calculations that include tracking about 40 wolves collared with radio telemetry devices, aerial sightings, the number of tracks, pack and territory size. (startribune.com)
Although our gray wolf population estimate is still below the level of 10 years ago and before three years of wolf trophy hunting, we're moving in the right direction. (startribune.com)
Under a variety of population growth scenarios, the researchers estimate that Wisconsin now hosts between 695 and 751 wolves, compared with at least 1,034 wolves last year. (newswise.com)
Although the DNR is aiming for a stable population, we estimate the population actually dropped significantly," says Treves, a professor in the Nelson Institute for Environmental Studies and director of the Carnivore Coexistence Lab at UW-Madison. (newswise.com)
Treves and his team estimate that the population could recover in one to two years without hunting. (newswise.com)
This count is based on verified wolf evidence (like visual observations, tracks, and remote camera photographs) and is considered the minimum known wolf population, not an estimate of how many wolves are in Oregon. (rmef.org)
This latest estimate places the overall wolf population at approximately 100 percent greater than Minnesota's state minimum population goal of 1,600. (rmef.org)
The system estimates that there could now be more than 300 wolves in the country, up from an estimate of around 200 last spring. (rcinet.ca)
The wolf population is at its smallest in March, when the annual population estimate is drawn up," explains Samu Mäntyniemi, a senior scientist at Luke. (rcinet.ca)
Part of that is providing an accurate population estimate possible and we have that now. (buckrail.com)
The IDFG's most recent population estimate of 1,337 wolves represents a 13 percent decline in overall numbers since the previous year's data was gathered. (tacticalusa.net)
DNR wildlife researchers estimate there was a minimum of 618 wolves in the Upper Peninsula this winter. (abc10up.com)
The 2014 minimum population estimate was 636 wolves. (abc10up.com)
Swanson said, based on the 2016 minimum population estimate, it is clear that wolf numbers in Michigan are viable, stable and have experienced no significant change since 2014. (abc10up.com)
This latest minimum wolf population estimate was compiled recently after surveys were conducted over the past few months, beginning in December. (abc10up.com)
Taken together, these methods allow us to estimate the minimum size of the wolf population. (abc10up.com)
Over the past few years, Michigan's minimum population estimate has hovered between 600 and 700 wolves. (abc10up.com)
Estimations sat between 812 and 1,193 wolves currently roaming the state, with 972 as its closest likely estimate. (rockvalleytimes.com)
The SPACE (Stochastic Population Analysis for Complex Events) program is a collection of PC SAS® programs to estimate multi-state life table (MSLT) functions via microsimulation, and their sampling variability via a special bootstrap approach. (cdc.gov)
In these instances, it may not be possible to produce a reliable population estimate. (cdc.gov)

The DNR's latest estimates put the population at around 1,000 wolves. (ap.org)
The plan doesn't establish a population goal, instead recommending that the population remain at around 1,000 wolves. (ap.org)

They also provide guidance to other states planning wolf hunts following the removal of federal protections announced in November 2020 and effective January 2021. (newswise.com)
The new study suggests that about one-third of the population decline is due to hidden deaths in the wolf population, resulting from relaxed legal protections. (newswise.com)
Previous research by the Treves lab showed that wolf population growth declined in Wisconsin and Michigan when legal protections were relaxed, regardless of the number of wolves legally killed. (newswise.com)
Wisconsin law requires a wolf hunt between November and February when hunting is not prohibited by federal protections. (newswise.com)
Trump wants to remove federal protections for wolves. (nationofchange.org)
But in 2011, once their federal protections were removed in Idaho, the state quickly returned to aggressive wolf control methods including the recent use of helicopters to gun down seven wolves on national forest land in the Lolo District of the Clearwater National Forest in northern Idaho . (nationofchange.org)
Speak up for wolves and the continued support of endangered species protections, like the Endangered Species Act. (defenders.org)
After protections were given to them under the Endangered Species Act in 1974, wolves began immigrating from Minnesota to established territories in Wisconsin. (rockvalleytimes.com)
The DNR planned to hold another hunt in November 2021, however, a Dane County judge placed the season on hold in October 2021, giving enough time for protections to be restored for gray wolves across most of the country following a federal judge's ruling, and preventing the state from holding another wolf hunt this year. (rockvalleytimes.com)
With the exception of experimental populations established in the 1990s, the protections for the gray wolf have been diminishing since that date, as wolf populations have increased in some areas. (congressionalresearch.com)
It also examines experimental populations of wolves under the ESA and their protections. (congressionalresearch.com)
The act allows introduction of experimental populations to areas where the species no longer exists, and provides regulatory protections for that introduction. (congressionalresearch.com)

This is encouraging news for an endangered, vulnerable and valued species in Minnesota," said Maureen Hackett, founder and president of Howling For Wolves. (startribune.com)
Dr. Maureen Hackett, President of Howling For Wolves explains that DNR numbers aren't trustworthy. (howlingforwolves.org)

Deer are especially vulnerable to deep snow, which hampers their ability to feed and escape predators, and which severely curtailed their population after the harsh winters of 2013 and 2014. (startribune.com)
Given this high population density, the researchers expected that some wolves born within the zone would disperse into the surrounding landscapes, "since one area can hold only so many large predators," Byrne said. (livescience.com)
Other studies by the lab of attitudes toward wolves suggest that when governments allow lethal management, would-be poachers are inclined to kill more wolves because the relaxed policies signal that predators are less valued. (newswise.com)
The fall and rise of Ethiopian wolves: lessons for conservation of long-lived, social predators. (cdc.gov)
Wolves are apex predators with no natural predators in their environment. (a-z-animals.com)
While some see the population rebound as a conservation success story, others are worried about the danger these large predators pose to pets and humans. (wisconsinexaminer.com)
Few natural predators are left there, and hunting is prohibited, so little remains to keep the elk population in check. (cohunter.com)

The group highlighted various important aspects, including communication, taking into account regional and national-level perspectives and preventing damage caused by wolves. (mmm.fi)

With the protection of the federal Endangered Species Act, wolves made a comeback in places like the Yellowstone ecosystem and central Idaho . (nationofchange.org)
The wolf population for Yellowstone National Park and Wind River Reservation is at least 108 wolves and 18 breeding pairs. (grandviewoutdoors.com)
An additional 49 wolves were documented in the seasonal WTGMA and predatory animal areas outside Yellowstone National Park and the Wind River Reservation. (grandviewoutdoors.com)
On Aug. 6 U.S. District Court Judge Donald Molloy ruled that a government plan to remove protection for the gray wolf from only part of the Greater Yellowstone Ecosystem was unlawful and ordered the U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service to grant it full protection. (pacificlegal.org)
An additional 49 wolves were documented in the seasonal WTGMA and predatory animal areas outside Yellowstone National Park and the Wind River Reservation, bringing the total minimum population in Wyoming to at least 338 wolves. (wyo.gov)
We utilized genomic and pedigree data for Yellowstone National Park gray wolves to investigate the contributions of foundation stock lineages, genetic architecture of the effective population, and putative fitness consequences of inbreeding. (biorxiv.org)
In 1995, the USFWS introduced 31 wolves from Jasper National Park in Canada to Yellowstone National Park. (a-z-animals.com)
The Northern Rocky Mountain Population includes wolves who live in Yellowstone, the Northern Rockies, Idaho, and Wyoming. (a-z-animals.com)
Specifically, the count shows at least 238 wolves living outside of Yellowstone National Park and the Wind River Reservation. (buckrail.com)
The population count for Yellowstone National Park is at least 97 and at least 12 for the Wind River Reservation. (buckrail.com)
This latest report shows a 16 percent decline of the gray wolf population outside of Yellowstone National Park and the Wind River Reservation between 2016 and 2017. (buckrail.com)
Trending wolf population outside of Yellowstone NP and Wind River Reservation. (buckrail.com)
Recovery criteria for Wyoming is 100 wolves and 10 breeding pairs outside Yellowstone National Park and the Wind River Reservation. (buckrail.com)
On Tuesday, Yellowstone National Park shared video on social media which showed adult wolves from a well-known pack traveling back to their den with some unusual items. (wjhl.com)
Yellowstone wolf packs typically have one litter each year, comprised of about four or five pups. (wjhl.com)
Wolves were all but hunted to extinction in Yellowstone in the 1900s, but gray wolves from Canada and parts of Montana were re-introduced into the park in the 1990s. (wjhl.com)
The successful reintroduction of wolves into Yellowstone is widely regarded among researchers and conservationists as an environmental success. (wjhl.com)
Section 4(d) Rules for Yellowstone and Idaho Experimental Populations. (congressionalresearch.com)

The researchers found that while the adult wolves stayed within the zone, the juvenile roamed far beyond its boundaries. (livescience.com)
Wildlife advocates have continuously pushed for a better genetic rescue effort, which would entail releasing adult wolves (in family groups) from captivity. (rewilding.org)
As the population slowly recovers, Defenders continues to support scientists and policymakers to find the best path forward, including supporting adult releases and cross-fostering of pups. (defenders.org)
We combined GPS positions of two adult wolves, wolf harvest data and a market survey on wildlife products to address the above questions. (bioone.org)
Range use of the two collared wolves was huge, but varied widely between the two animals (6,670 km 2 for an adult female and 26,619 km 2 for an adult male) and over time. (bioone.org)

A population gain for an experimental population of embattled Mexican wolves may mean little in the face of a hostile administration. (courthousenews.com)

The number of wolves in northeast Minnesota jumped 25 percent in the past year, most likely because deer, their favorite prey, saw a similar increase in population. (startribune.com)
From approximately 2005 to 2014, a decline in prey appears to have translated into larger wolf pack territories, fewer or smaller packs and a reduced wolf population, said John Erb, DNR wolf research scientist. (rmef.org)
The region is popular among wolves because of the rich availability of prey, says Research Professor Ilpo Kojola of Luke. (rcinet.ca)
Wolves need two things to survive: The first is prey, like deer and elk, and the second is human tolerance," said John Oakleaf, the field projects coordinator for the federal Mexican wolf program. (gcwolfrecovery.org)
Other times, a dog that is hunting or running down a game animal may encounter a wolf also persuing the prey. (wisconsinexaminer.com)
Currently, deer numbers in the U.P. are at lows not seen in decades and we wondered if there would be a decline in wolf numbers as a result of this reduction in their primary source of prey," Swanson said. (abc10up.com)

Twelve wolf packs were documented at the end of 2017. (rmef.org)
According to the 2017 Annual Wyoming Gray Wolf Monitoring and Management Report , the total minimum population in Wyoming was at least 347 wolves as of December 31, 2017. (buckrail.com)
Since the State of Wyoming has exercised management authority, wolf numbers went from 285 at the end of 2016, to 238 at the end of 2017. (buckrail.com)
Dan Thompson, large carnivore section supervisor for WGFD, said, "After having management of wolves returned to Wyoming in April of 2017, we made a strong commitment to ensure we would be responsive and responsible managers. (buckrail.com)
At the end of 2017 there were a total of 83 collared wolves statewide in Wyoming. (buckrail.com)
By 2017, there were 13 wolves on the island and the deer were at only 7 per cent of their 2015 population, a level that has held until 2020, the end of the period studied. (newscientist.com)
Comments may also be submitted through March 15, 2017, via regular mail or hand delivery at: Superintendent Phyllis Green, Isle Royale National Park, ISRO Wolves, 800 East Lakeshore Drive, Houghton, Michigan 49931-1896. (netnewsledger.com)

Data indicates that the genetic health of the wild population of Mexican wolves continues to decline. (rewilding.org)

ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) - Northern New Mexico or bust - that seems to be the case for at least one Mexican gray wolf that is intent on wandering beyond the boundaries set for managing the rarest subspecies of gray wolf in North America. (fox40.com)
Historically, gray wolves inhabited vast territories across North America, including the contiguous United States. (meaningfulconnections.net)

Sweden and Norway have a cross-border population of around 460 Scandinavian wolves but the Swedish government wants to cut the number to 170, after it instructed the state environmental protection agency to re-examine the recommended numbers, claiming that the level of conflict between humans and wolves is increasing, and public acceptance of the wolf population decreasing. (graphicnews.com)
These collaborative efforts have aimed to promote coexistence between humans and wolves, ensuring the long-term survival of this iconic species. (meaningfulconnections.net)

Conservation groups believe parliament is simply appealing to the powerful hunting lobby, who they claim also have designs on the lynx and bear, and that the majority of Swedes like the presence of wolves. (graphicnews.com)

We are encouraged by these numbers, but these 2016 results demonstrate we are still not out of the woods with this experimental population and its anticipated contribution to Mexican wolf recovery," USFWS Southwest Regional Director Benjamin Tuggle said. (courthousenews.com)
The confidence intervals of the 2014 and 2016 estimates overlap, thus we can't say with statistical confidence that the population decreased", said Kevin Swanson, wildlife management specialist with the DNR's Bear and Wolf Program in Marquette. (abc10up.com)
To inform management decisions regarding buffers surrounding wolf dens, we used wolf GPS collar data during 2012-2016 to quantify core and home range area sizes during denning season. (bioone.org)

According to Luke data, most of the new territories being occupied by wolf pairs are in western Finland. (rcinet.ca)
We will continue advocating for policies that allow lobos to live truly wild lives, including dispersing outside of the experimental population area into suitable habitats across the southern Rockies to establish new populations and reclaim historical territories. (rewilding.org)
Because wolves have large, spread-out territories, their populations are not typically counted by state. (a-z-animals.com)

Gray wolf because there is no summary talk here about the deer relationship here. (startribune.com)
New Mexico is paving a path that could lead to Mexican gray wolf extinction. (courthousenews.com)
For the past six months the state's preliminary injunction has stopped all Mexican gray wolf releases into the wild in New Mexico, which have already been few and far between. (courthousenews.com)
Wyoming's Gray Wolf Management Plan has helped the state achieve a "recovered, stable and appropriate population objective. (grandviewoutdoors.com)
Wyoming's gray wolf population continues to meet all management goals, according to the 2022 Wyoming Gray Wolf Monitoring and Management annual report by the Wyoming Game and Fish Department and partnering agencies. (grandviewoutdoors.com)
The report details gray wolf populations and conflict trends that indicate stable and predictable management. (grandviewoutdoors.com)
Established population objectives for wolves are outlined in the Wyoming Gray Wolf Management Plan . (grandviewoutdoors.com)
Wyoming has a proven track record of successfully managing our gray wolf population, and we will continue that approach into the future," Game and Fish Director Brian Nesvik said. (wyo.gov)
Mexicanwolves.org is a collaborative effort of concerned citizens and local, regional, and national conservation, scientific and sportsmen's organizations using the Internet to help save the endangered Mexican gray wolf. (mexicanwolves.org)
Arizona is home to wolves introduced after the 1982 Mexican Gray Wolf Recovery Plan was instituted. (a-z-animals.com)
The endangered Mexican gray wolf population is making slow but steady progress, according to the results of an annual survey. (gcwolfrecovery.org)
It's small but significant progress for the recovery of the Mexican gray wolf, an animal that humans had at one point completely eradicated from the U.S. Southwest. (gcwolfrecovery.org)
Recovery efforts began when the U.S. government listed the Mexican gray wolf as an endangered species in 1976, granting it protection and recovery funding under the Endangered Species Act. (gcwolfrecovery.org)
The gray wolf continues to be protected as federally listed an endangered species. (wisconsinexaminer.com)
This is moving towards established population objectives outlined in the Wyoming Gray Wolf Management Plan. (buckrail.com)
Here, we delve into the fascinating topic of gray wolf population trends in the contiguous United States, providing you with comprehensive insights into the current status, historical changes, and conservation efforts surrounding these majestic creatures. (meaningfulconnections.net)
Over the years, the gray wolf population in the contiguous United States has experienced fluctuations. (meaningfulconnections.net)
Today, the gray wolf populations in the contiguous United States are slowly rebounding, thanks to dedicated conservation programs and increased public awareness. (meaningfulconnections.net)
The gray wolf population trends in the contiguous United States continue to evolve as a result of dedicated conservation efforts. (meaningfulconnections.net)
In 1978 the gray wolf was listed as endangered in all of the conterminous 48 states except Minnesota, where it was listed as threatened. (congressionalresearch.com)
This report analyzes the DPS designation process as it is applied to the gray wolf. (congressionalresearch.com)
Gray Wolf Distinct Population Segments. (congressionalresearch.com)
The history of gray wolf protection is interconnected with the history of the Endangered Species Act (ESA) (16 U.S.C. §§ 1531 - 1543). (congressionalresearch.com)
Gray wolf protection began at the nascency of the ESA, when it was one of the first species covered under 1 the Endangered Species Protection Act of 1966. (congressionalresearch.com)
As the ESA has been amended, so has gray wolf protection. (congressionalresearch.com)
Each of these elements will be discussed in this report generally, and more specifically in the context of gray wolf protection. (congressionalresearch.com)

Currently, Italian wolf populations are said to have been increasing at a rate of 6% a year since the 1970s, though 15% of the total Italian wolf population is reported to succumb annually to illegal poaching and road accidents. (wikipedia.org)
In the late 1970s, gray wolves began moving into the Rockies from Canada. (a-z-animals.com)
By the 1970s, humans succeeded in wiping out the wolf population in the Southwest and severely reducing the species' numbers in Mexico. (gcwolfrecovery.org)
Though they once numbered in the thousands, these wolves were wiped out in the U.S. by the mid-1970s, with just a handful existing in zoos. (defenders.org)

Wisconsin's current wolf management plan caps the population at 350 animals. (ap.org)
And Santiago-Ávila led research that found that Wisconsin's wolves and the heavily monitored Mexican wolves of the American Southwest disappeared at greater rates when lethal control methods were allowed. (newswise.com)
Gray wolves had always been native to Wisconsin's wilds, and with the settlement of European colonists, their presence was often regarded as a threat, leading to their removal through shooting or trapping until 1957. (rockvalleytimes.com)
Wisconsin's current wolf management plan - established in 1999 - calls for a capping of population size at 350 wolves, but now the DNR is working to update the plan with no new reports released as of yet. (rockvalleytimes.com)

A Minnesota-based wolf advocacy group was heartened by the DNR's latest survey. (startribune.com)
Clearly, the Michigan wolf population has maintained levels surpassing these state and federal recovery goalsKevin Swanson, a wildlife management specialist with the DNR's bear and wolf program, inspects a set of coyote tracks on a back road in northern Delta for more than a decade," said Russ Mason, DNR wildlife division chief. (abc10up.com)

Official culls are permitted to protect farm animals so long as there is no threat to the national population as a whole. (wikipedia.org)
In spite of the encouraging population count, the main threat to Mexican gray wolves continues to be human-caused mortality. (rewilding.org)
Laurenson K , Sillero-Zubiri C , Thompson H , Shiferaw F , Thirgood S , Malcolm J . Disease as a threat to endangered species: Ethiopian wolves, domestic dogs and canine pathogens. (cdc.gov)
He considers human activities the most serious threat to the Mexican wolf, sometimes leading to tense relations among landowners and conservationists. (gcwolfrecovery.org)
Humans pose the greatest threat because of intolerance and misconceptions about Mexican gray wolves. (defenders.org)
The genetic diversity of Mexican gray wolves also needs careful monitoring and improvement because inbreeding is a serious threat in the wild. (defenders.org)

Therefore Mäntyniemi expects the population to shrink back to last spring's level in early 2019. (rcinet.ca)
In 2019 there were 163 individual wolves in 42 packs of two or more animals in the wild in Arizona and New Mexico. (defenders.org)

Though 241 wild lobos is a sign of progress for the program, and a 23 percent increase over last year is remarkable, the genetic diversity of the wild population still needs improvement. (rewilding.org)
However, since all of these wolves are the offspring of the small number of breeding pairs in the wild, we are still facing a genetic crisis within the population. (mexicanwolves.org)
For almost 15 years, management actions have kept wild population numbers low, decreasing genetic variability and the ability of this rarest wolf subspecies to adapt and survive. (mexicanwolves.org)
Given the Service's statutory obligation to recover Mexican gray wolves, they need to implement a genetic rescue plan immediately. (mexicanwolves.org)
Genetic rescue would mean selective breeding in captivity, perhaps using in vitro fertilization, and the release of many more wolves into the wild. (mexicanwolves.org)
What the Service does now to solve the genetic crisis will determine what happens to the recovery of the Mexican wolf. (mexicanwolves.org)
Our findings highlight genetic contributions to fitness, and the importance of effective population size and gene flow to counteract loss of genetic variation in a wild, free-ranging social carnivore. (biorxiv.org)
It is crucial for managers to mitigate factors that significantly reduce effective population size and genetic connectivity, which supports the dispersion of genetic variation that aids in rapid evolutionary responses to environmental challenges. (biorxiv.org)
The Scandinavian wolf is on the endangered species list, and scientists have warned that the population is already suffering from a lack of genetic variation, with inbreeding causing smaller litter sizes, anatomical defects and reproductive disorders. (graphicnews.com)
Fortunately, we do not have any disease concerns at this time, but continue to test for that and to gather genetic samples of wolves to ensure genetic interchange is occurring. (buckrail.com)

Wolves have helped revitalize and restore our ecosystems. (courthousenews.com)
Wolves help keep our ecosystems healthy. (a-z-animals.com)

It's the amount that can feed on the number of deer that are there," said David Mech, a wolf researcher with the U.S. Geological Survey. (startribune.com)
Erb said that it's possible the wolf population could continue to increase if deer numbers keep rising. (startribune.com)
RMEF supports science-based management of all wildlife including wolves, elk, mountain lions, deer, bears and other species in line with the North American Wildlife Conservation Model . (rmef.org)
Mexican gray wolves mostly eat ungulates (large hoofed mammals) like elk, white-tailed deer and mule deer. (defenders.org)
Wolves that nearly eliminated a deer population on an Alaskan island have switched to getting most of their diet from sea otters and other sea creatures. (newscientist.com)
That year, analysis of wolf faeces on the uninhabited island suggested that deer made up about three-quarters of their diet, with sea otters making up the rest. (newscientist.com)
But the deer population quickly fell. (newscientist.com)

A fact page provided by the DNR notes that wolves often avoid people: "Verified cases of healthy wolves attacking humans are extremely rare, and there have been no documented cases in Wisconsin. (wisconsinexaminer.com)

By 2020, Germany's total wolf population had grown to about 128 packs, most of them living in Brandenburg, Saxony and Lower Saxony. (wikipedia.org)
In 2020, there were eight wolves on the island. (newscientist.com)

Considered as a whole, however, the grey wolf is regarded as being of least concern for extinction according to the International Union for the Conservation of Nature and Natural Resources. (wikipedia.org)
RMEF supports science-based management of all wildlife including wolves, lions, and bears, and fully endorses the North American Model of Wildlife Conservation , which maintains fish and wildlife belong to all citizens and are to be scientifically managed through hunting and other means so all populations can thrive forever. (rmef.org)
While applauding the record-breaking Mexican wolf population announced on February 28 by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service ("Service"), conservation groups noted that, with lobos, it is not just the total numbers that matter. (rewilding.org)
Let's hold our celebrations until there are more wild lobos than those in captivity," stated Michelle Lute, PhD in wolf conservation and carnivore conservation director for Project Coyote. (rewilding.org)
We celebrate having over 200 lobos in the wild, but the work of protecting this fragile and critically endangered wolf is far from complete," said Renee Seacor, carnivore conservation advocate for The Rewilding Institute. (rewilding.org)
Strategic planning for Ethiopian wolf conservation. (cdc.gov)
Gray wolves have been the focus of most conservation efforts. (a-z-animals.com)
Conservation organizations, wildlife agencies, and concerned citizens have played integral roles in protecting and conserving gray wolves in the contiguous United States. (meaningfulconnections.net)

Wolves are considered a game species, though they are protected in the southern regions of the country, and in February 2021, a hunting ban was enacted in the rural North as well. (wikipedia.org)
France's population as of 2021[update] is 580 individuals, with most packs residing in the forested areas of the Jura and the Alps region. (wikipedia.org)
Following the federal delisting of wolves that became effective in January 2021, the DNR initially planned to conduct the first hunt in November 2021. (newswise.com)
Thanks to a 2021 law that significantly expanded wolf hunting and trapping opportunities in Idaho, those efforts are starting to pay off. (tacticalusa.net)
Since July 2021, the state has only had 234 human-caused wolf mortalities. (tacticalusa.net)
Wildlife experts are now estimating that the wolf population currently sits at about 970 animals, which is far higher than what they originally expected after the February 2021 hunting season and shows that thankfully there was little impact to the population as a whole. (rockvalleytimes.com)

The news was announced by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service on behalf of the Mexican Wolf Interagency Field Team. (courthousenews.com)
Our goal is to achieve an average annual growth rate of 10 percent in the Mexican wolf population. (courthousenews.com)
The service and our partners remain focused and committed to making this experimental population genetically healthy and robust so that it can contribute to recovery of the Mexican wolf in the future. (courthousenews.com)
One of the challenges the team faces is continuing resistance from Arizona and New Mexico to the release of the wolves into the larger Mexican Wolf Experimental Population Area which straddles both states. (courthousenews.com)
Captive Mexican Wolf at Sevilleta National Wildlife Refuge, New Mexico. (rewilding.org)
Moreover, there are indicators that lobos need more room to roam beyond the Mexican Wolf Experimental Population Area. (rewilding.org)
Fish and Wildlife Service (USFWS) launched a new recovery program for the Mexican wolf. (a-z-animals.com)
Last year a New Mexico rancher admitted he trapped a Mexican wolf and hit it with a shovel. (gcwolfrecovery.org)
On private land, a person is only allowed to kill an endangered Mexican wolf if the wolf is in the act of biting, wounding or killing their domestic animal. (gcwolfrecovery.org)
This situation has only occurred once since the inception of the Mexican wolf program because wolves generally attack animals in the dark, Oakleaf said. (gcwolfrecovery.org)
A person is also allowed to wound or kill a wolf that's attacking a human, but no Mexican wolf has taken a human life since the recovery program began, said Jim deVos, assistant director for wildlife management at Arizona Game and Fish Department. (gcwolfrecovery.org)

The recovery efforts have focused on restoring wolves to their natural habitats and establishing viable populations in suitable regions. (meaningfulconnections.net)
Therefore, protection of den sites can be an important management strategy for maintaining viable wolf populations. (bioone.org)

These population estimates can help the Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources (DNR) prepare for the next legally mandated wolf hunt this fall. (newswise.com)
As in past years, the annual count provides estimates of the minimum numbers of wolves in the state, because it is not possible to count every wolf. (elasticbeanstalk.com)
Wisconsin Public Radio reported that the Department of Natural Resources officials released their new population estimates at the agency's board meeting last month. (rockvalleytimes.com)
Microsimulation "expresses" the transition probability estimates by generating detailed life paths for each member of the target population, thus offering users much greater flexibility in the characterization of the underlying stochastic process than other deterministic approaches. (cdc.gov)

That's up from 439 packs and 2,278 animals from the previous year, but it's still not as high as it was between 2004 and 2008, when the population was about 3,000. (startribune.com)
CN) - An experimental population of rare Mexican wolves has increased by more than 10 percent in the last year, but their fate is far from ensured. (courthousenews.com)
New Mexico won an injunction against the USFWS last year to stop wolf releases into the wild, which the agency is appealing. (courthousenews.com)
Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife (ODFW) wildlife biologists counted 124 wolves in Oregon this past winter, an 11 percent increase over the number counted last year. (rmef.org)
This year, we also documented resident wolves in the northern part of Oregon's Cascade Mountains for the first time. (rmef.org)
Killing wolves year after year has had no measurable effect on elk numbers , yet the aerial gunning of entire wolf packs continues today. (nationofchange.org)
Idaho has also set aggressively long wolf hunting "seasons"- year-round in many parts of the state, allowing mother wolves and their pups to be killed even at their den sites. (nationofchange.org)
Wyoming is maintaining wolf numbers at healthy levels, and 2022 marked the 21st consecutive year wolf numbers in Wyoming have exceeded the criteria outlined for recovery of the species. (grandviewoutdoors.com)
The Service did well by keeping wolves in the wild last year, which surely helped increase the population," said Greta Anderson, deputy director of Western Watersheds Project. (rewilding.org)
TUCSON, Arizona (Feb. 6, 2013) - The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (the Service) announced today that there were 75 Mexican gray wolves, or lobos, including 4 breeding pairs surviving in the southwestern United States at the end of last year. (mexicanwolves.org)
Mexican wolves also had more deaths this past year, she pointed out. (gcwolfrecovery.org)
This marks the seventh consecutive year of growth in the wild population. (defenders.org)
WYOMING - An annual wolf report released today by the Game and Fish Department show the population remains healthy and exceeds established criteria for species recovery for the 16thstraight year. (buckrail.com)
Legal hunting in Wyoming led to the harvest of 43 wolves last year. (buckrail.com)
This was the first year for wolf hunting since 2013. (buckrail.com)
For the 10th year in a row, the wolf population in the state of Washington continues to grow. (elasticbeanstalk.com)
In a recent interview on the Western Huntsman Podcast , Schriever said that wolf management has been a primary focal point for the department throughout his four-year tenure. (tacticalusa.net)
The 2008 plan, which the Department updated in 2015, allowed for lethal means to control a limited number of wolves each year where conflicts had occurred. (abc10up.com)
Last year, wildlife conservationists were concerned that another wolf-hunting season could drop the animal's population size to that of an endangered level and would surely see to the beginning of the end of the species. (rockvalleytimes.com)
The National Park Service draft preferred alternative is Alternative B, which calls for the immediate introduction of 20 - 30 wolves over a three year period. (netnewsledger.com)
Under alternative C, the National Park Service would immediately introduce 6-15 wolves with the potential for subsequent introductions over a 20-year period in order to maintain a wolf population in the park. (netnewsledger.com)

Wisconsin law mandates an annual wolf hunt but the animals are currently listed on the federal endangered species list and can't be hunted. (ap.org)
Ojibwe Tribes were granted a quota of 81 wolves, but they did not conduct a hunt. (newswise.com)
Additional deaths are caused simply by the policy signal, and the wolf hunt adds to that. (newswise.com)
But after a lawsuit , the DNR immediately implemented a wolf hunt at the end of February. (newswise.com)
The steering group reviewed the matters discussed by the working group preparing the updated plan, such as damage by wolves to hunting dogs and domestic animals and how to prevent it, and the practices for granting derogations to hunt wolves. (mmm.fi)
The latest report shouldn't be used as an excuse to promote wolf hunt. (howlingforwolves.org)

Instead, wildlife biologists group them in regional population groups that may include two, three, or more states. (a-z-animals.com)

Rather, after being listed as endangered, wolves that had fled to northern Minnesota recovered their numbers and returned to northern Wisconsin. (wisconsinexaminer.com)

The 2022 Annual Wolf Report will be instrumental in the USFWS's review of wolf management programs and population status for each state in the northern Rockies, which is expected to be concluded by February 2024. (grandviewoutdoors.com)
This is a clear sign that wolves will again roam from the northern Rockies in Canada to the Sierra of Mexico if we let them," he said in a statement. (fox40.com)

Nor will a hunting season for wolves be opened to cull their populations. (wisconsinexaminer.com)

Only about 500 to 800 wolves remain statewide, though we cannot know for certain since Idaho no longer reports wolf counts as it did under federal oversight. (nationofchange.org)
Statewide, an estimated 243 individual wolf packs are roaming Wisconsin, including on tribal lands. (wisconsinexaminer.com)
Wolves routinely face threats to their survival - from humans, other animals, and nature itself," said Ben Maletzke, WDFW statewide wolf specialist. (elasticbeanstalk.com)

Portugal has a stable wolf population of 200-300, which is afforded full protection. (wikipedia.org)
The Wolf Management Plan has promoted a recovered, stable and appropriate population objective for Wyoming's wolves," said Dan Thompson, Game and Fish large carnivore section supervisor. (grandviewoutdoors.com)

According to the Associated Press , the Idaho Department of Fish and Game (IDFG) has reported a steady wolf population of about 1,500 animals over the past two years, keeping tabs of the roaming packs with trail cameras and other counting methods. (gohunt.com)

Gray wolves (Canius Lupus) are making a comeback in the Badger State, and that's worrying residents in rural parts of Wisconsin. (wisconsinexaminer.com)

When populations exceed the amount of territory or food available, wolves tend to disperse into other areas or they control their own numbers through fighting or other methods, he said. (startribune.com)
We must continue to advocate for policies that will allow Lobos to disperse and form new, self-sustaining populations in the wild. (rewilding.org)

Our approach in Wyoming has promoted public tolerance and coexistence with wolves and humans across the landscape. (grandviewoutdoors.com)

The number of wolves in the state was once as low as 750, but that was still the largest population in the lower continental United States after many decades of attempted extermination pushed the animal onto the endangered species list. (startribune.com)
Wolf said reducing the number of incarcerated people is a success of his administration and that it has led to a "better, more productive quality of life" for former inmates who the state considers to be rehabilitated. (cbsnews.com)
Two more of Democratic Gov. Tony Evers' appointees, Naas and Jim VandenBrook to the state Department of Natural Resources board, tried to convince Republican state senators Thursday to confirm them, saying they don't believe in a firm wolf population goal and would approve state environmental regulations that are tougher than federal standards. (ap.org)
Since the loss of federal protection, Idaho has allowed a private anti-wolf group to pay bounties of up to $1,000 per wolf , today totaling about $250,000 including more than $20,000 from state wildlife funds , for 470 dead wolves. (nationofchange.org)
Reaching a steady wolf population is partially attributed to hunting in the northwest corner of the state. (grandviewoutdoors.com)
Wolf Population by State: How Many Wolves Are in the United States? (a-z-animals.com)
The state has a thriving wolf population. (a-z-animals.com)
It is the only state where wolves have never been threatened or endangered. (a-z-animals.com)
Captive-bred Mexican wolves were introduced to the eastern part of the state. (a-z-animals.com)
California did not reintroduce gray wolves, but wolves have returned to the state on their own. (a-z-animals.com)
Last week, the Idaho Senate approved legislation that would eliminate 90% of the wolf population within the Gem State. (gohunt.com)
These wolves , there's too many in the state of Idaho now," said Sen. Mark Harris . (gohunt.com)
Sen. Van Burtenshaw said that "the state is allowed to increase the killing of wolves to reach that level" and "if the wolf population falls below 150, the killing of wolves would have to be reduced. (gohunt.com)
Additionally, if state wolf levels fell to 100 or below, wolf management could be returned to the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service. (gohunt.com)
This is the highest the wolf count has been since 1998, when the U.S. government, in cooperation with state and Mexican agencies, began releasing captive-bred wolves into the wild. (gcwolfrecovery.org)
Federal and state wildlife managers confirmed Thursday that the endangered female wolf has traveled north of Interstate 40 and beyond a recovery zone that spans parts of southwestern New Mexico and southeastern Arizona. (fox40.com)
At a regular meeting of the Idaho Fish & Game Commission last week, state game officials introduced a plan designed to keep wolf numbers in check by reducing the current population by as many as 837 animals. (tacticalusa.net)
I feel that most people are proud to have these beautiful, shy red wolves living wild in our state. (thecoastlandtimes.com)
Since then I have lived to see state after state extirpate its wolves. (congressionalresearch.com)
According to data from the Brazilian Institute of Geography and Statistics (IBGE) 2 (2007), the young population from 15 to 19 years of age in the São Paulo State comprised 1,174,920 adolescents. (bvsalud.org)

The population is steady. (wikipedia.org)
Despite changes in regulations that opened the door for a greater take of gray wolves, the population remains steady. (rmef.org)

We investigated wolf predation as a potential driver of population change in the Nushagak Peninsula caribou herd, southwestern Alaska. (uit.no)

There are fewer wolves in the lake district of eastern Finland, but they are more plentiful slightly to the north in the Kuhmo region and south of Lake Oulujärvi. (rcinet.ca)
Two anti-wolf landowners took over the issue, and today fewer than 40 of the 151 wolves remain. (thecoastlandtimes.com)

Gray wolves were listed as an endangered species in 1974, but their numbers are growing. (a-z-animals.com)

Germany's wolves were first spotted in 1998, and are thought to have migrated from western Poland. (wikipedia.org)

In 1987, Brindled Hope, a female, was the first captive-bred red wolf released into the wild to produce pups. (thecoastlandtimes.com)

However according to the prediction model, wolves tend to skirt around the lake region, so it's not so easy for them to encounter potential mates there," says Mäntyniemi. (rcinet.ca)

The FWS should also address poaching and do a better job of communicating with the many locals that want to see the red wolf thrive. (thecoastlandtimes.com)

Their population density reached 124 wolves per 1000 square kilometres, but levels of about 25 wolves per 1000 square kilometres are more typical for wolf habitats. (newscientist.com)
Our expectations were that wolves in the Gobi 1) have large ranges similar to those in other equally unproductive habitats, 2) experience a high hunting pressure, and 3) have recently become an important export item for cross-border trade to China. (bioone.org)

They were followed by 35 more wolves in 1996. (a-z-animals.com)

Wyoming Game and Fish continues robust wolf monitoring efforts using radio collars to ensure rigorous data collection used for evaluating wolf population status and for proposing appropriate wolf management actions. (grandviewoutdoors.com)
That brings the total minimum population in Wyoming to at least 338 wolves. (grandviewoutdoors.com)
Wolves in the northern Rocky Mountains - which includes Wyoming - are currently subject to an ongoing status review implemented by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service. (grandviewoutdoors.com)
Wolves in the northern Rocky Mountains - which includes Wyoming - are currently subject to an ongoing status review implemented by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (USFWS) in response to multiple petitions filed requesting wolves to be relisted under the Endangered Species Act. (wyo.gov)
The Wyoming Game and Fish Department and cooperating agencies added significant numbers of radio collars to better track, study and collect data on wolf populations in Wyoming. (buckrail.com)

In October 2014 Lower Saxony already had a wolf population of circa 50 animals: 5 packs, all with confirmed pups in 2014, 2 confirmed mated pairs and one territorial unpaired female. (wikipedia.org)
As of Dec. 31, 2022, at least 163 wolves and 12 breeding pairs reside within the wolf trophy game management area (WTGMA), where Game and Fish focuses management. (grandviewoutdoors.com)
Although their numbers have grown slowly, they remain the most endangered subspecies of wolf in the world because of compromised genetics, human intolerance and reluctance to release more individuals and bonded pairs to the wild. (defenders.org)

An additional 33 wolves were killed under predatory animal designation. (buckrail.com)

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