Following a February 10, 2022, court order, gray wolves in the contiguous 48 states and Mexico – with the exception of the Northern Rocky Mountain population – are now protected under the Endangered Species Act (ESA) as threatened in Minnesota and endangered in the remaining states. Critical habitat for gray wolves in Minnesota and Michigan and the 4(d) rule for gray wolves in Minnesota are also reinstated. 

2023 USFWS Gray Wolf Statement
Name
2023 USFWS Gray Wolf Statement

U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Statement on the Gray Wolf in the Lower-48 United States

PDF
2022 Gray Wolf Questions and Answers
Name
2022 Gray Wolf Questions and Answers

Following a February 10, 2022, court order, gray wolves in the contiguous 48 states and Mexico – with the exception of the Northern Rocky Mountain population – are now protected under the Endangered Species Act (ESA) as threatened in Minnesota and endangered in the remaining states. Critical...

PDF
gray wolf pokes head over tall brown grass
Service to Initiate Status Review of Gray Wolf in the Western U.S.
The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service has completed the initial review of two petitions filed to list gray wolves in the western U.S. as threatened or endangered under the Endangered Species Act. The Service finds that the petitions present substantial, credible information indicating that a listing...
Press Release
A gray wolf in the snow
Gray Wolf Final Delisting Determination Questions and Answers
The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service finalized a rule to delist gray wolves (Canis lupis) currently listed in the contiguous United States and Mexico under the Endangered Species Act (ESA) due to recovery. This final determination is specific to the gray wolf and does not include the separate listing...
Press Release