A bill that sought to extend Montana's wolf hunting season into late spring when wolves are raising pups went down on its ...

Renowned wolf biologist Doug Smith retired as Yellowstone National Park’s senior wildlife biologist in 2022 after 28 years of service to the park. He supervised the wolf, bird and elk programs, and ...

A bill that sought to establish an unlimited wolf hunting quota in Montana in order to reduce the population to about where it was 15 years ago failed to pass a Senate vote Monday, while two other ...

SPOKANE, Wash. — The Washington State Department of Fish and Wildlife (WDFW) released a report detailing a nearly 10% drop in the state's wolf population. But department leadership says they are ...

Montana Fish, Wildlife and Parks released the 2025 Montana Gray Wolf Conservation and Management ... 450 wolves would ensure 15 breeding pairs. Population estimates will continue to be determined ...

The Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife also recorded 26 wolf deaths in 2024, 22 of which were human-caused.

Oregon’s wolf population increased last year after four years of nearly flat growth, with the animals continuing to expand their habitat westward, according to a new state report. The population ...

PORTLAND, Ore. (KOIN) — For the first time in several years, Oregon’s wolf population has seen some significant growth. The Oregon Department of Fish & Wildlife unveiled data on the ...

But the changes are seen as an important milestone that show California’s wolf population is no longer ... They are hunted in Idaho and Montana. In Oregon and Washington, wolves can be shot ...

This story was originally published on MyNorthwest.com. Washington’s wolf population has declined for the first time in 16 years. As of 2024, data shows 230 wolves across 43 packs, a decrease ...