U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service - Midwest Region masthead

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Gray Wolf (Canis lupus)

Current Population and Range in the United States

Western Great Lakes States	Individuals	Packs
Michigan *	0	0
Upper Peninsula	520	0
Isle Royale	23	4
Minnesota**	2,922
Wisconsin*	537	143
Total	4,002	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

Northern Rocky Mountains (current as of December 2007)	Individuals0
Northwest Montana - natural recovery	230
	0
Experimental Populations	0
Central Idaho	830
Yellowstone ecosystem (Idaho/Wyoming/Montana)	453
Total	1,513

Mexican Gray Wolf - Experimental Population (current as of December 2007)	Individuals
Arizona & New Mexico	52
	00
Alaska (not protected by ESA)	6,000 - 8,000

Revised September 2008

Gray Wolf Recovery Areas:
Western Great Lakes | Northern Rockies | Southwestern (Mexican Wolf)

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