2022 Gray Wolf Questions and Answers

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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 habitat for gray wolves in Minnesota and Michigan and the 4(d) rule for gray wolves in Minnesota are also reinstated.

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Conservation status: ESA listed - endangered (February 2022) with the exception of the Northern Rocky Mountain population in Idaho, Montana, Wyoming, the eastern 1/3 of Oregon and Washington, and the far north-central portion of Utah; and ESA listed - threatened (...

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