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Rocky Mountain Wolf Recovery Annual Reports

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Rocky Mountain Wolf Recovery 2005 Interagency Annual Report Mar 2005

Rocky Mountain Wolf Recovery 2005 Interagency Annual Report

Rocky Mountain Wolf Recovery Annual Reports

The gray wolf (Canis lupus) population in the Northern Rocky Mountain (NRM) states (Idaho, Montana, and Wyoming) continued to increase in distribution and abundance (Figure 1, Tables 4a, 4b). Estimates of wolf numbers at the end of 2005 were 565 wolves in the Central Idaho Recovery Area (CID), 325 in the Greater Yellowstone Recovery Area (GYA), and 130 in the Northwest Montana Recovery Area (NWMT) for a total of 1,020 wolves (Figure 1, Table 4a). By state boundaries, there were an estimated 512 wolves in the state of Idaho, 252 in Wyoming and 256 in Montana (Table 4b). …


Endangered And Threatened Wildlife And Plants; Regulation For Nonessential Experimental Populations Of The Western Distinct Population Segment Of The Gray Wolf Jan 2005

Endangered And Threatened Wildlife And Plants; Regulation For Nonessential Experimental Populations Of The Western Distinct Population Segment Of The Gray Wolf

Rocky Mountain Wolf Recovery Annual Reports

We, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (Service) establish a rule for the nonessential experimental populations (NEPs) of the Western Distinct Population Segment (DPS) of the gray wolf (Canis lupus), so that in States and on Tribal reservations with Service-approved wolf management plans, we can better address the concerns of affected landowners and the impacts of a biologically recovered wolf population. In addition, States and Tribes with Service accepted wolf management plans can petition the Service for lead management authority for experimental wolves consistent with this rule. Within the Yellowstone and central Idaho experimental population areas, only the …