Gray Wolf
Midwest Region

 

Map of Region 3 Minnesota Wisconsin Michigan

 

Gray Wolf (Canis lupus)

Current Population and Range in the United States

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Western Great Lakes States

Western Great Lakes States

Individuals

Packs
Michigan *
0
0
Upper Peninsula
520

0

Isle Royale
23
4
Minnesota**
2,922
Wisconsin***
549
143
0 0 0
Total
4,014
0

* Current as of late winter 2007-08

**Minnesota does not conduct an annual survey. This estimate is from the Minnesota DNR Report: Distribution and Abundance of Wolves in Minnesota, 2007 - 2008

*** Current as of late winter 2007-08: Wisconsin Endangered Resources Report #137 (PDF)

 

Northern Rocky Mountains

Northern Rocky Mountains
(current as of December 2008)
Individuals0
Idaho
846
Montana
497
Wyoming
302
Total
1,645

 

 

Southwest Recovery Area

Mexican Gray Wolf - Experimental Population
(current as of December 2008)
Individuals
Arizona & New Mexico
52

 

 

Alaska

Alaska
(not protected by ESA)
7,700 to 11,200

 

 

 

Map of the current range of gray wolves in the lower 48 states.

 

 

Revised January 2009

 

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Last updated: July 28, 2009