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Apr 23, 2021
Washington s wolf population continued to grow in 2020, as the minimum count of wolves reached its highest levels since the species began returning to Washington in recent years. The annual wolf report was released today by the Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife (WDFW). Washington wolf recovery continues to make solid progress,” said WDFW Director Kelly Susewind. “For the first time the North Cascades wolf recovery area has met the local recovery objective- four successful breeding pairs - during 2020.”
As of Dec. 31, 2020, WDFW counted 132 wolves in 24 packs and the Confederated Tribes of the Colville Reservation (CTCR) reported 46 wolves in five packs in Washington. Thirteen of the packs WDFW monitored were documented as successful breeding pairs. Because this is a minimum count, the actual number of wolves, packs, and successful breeding pairs in Washington is likely higher.
“Washington wolf recovery continues to make solid progress,” state Fish and Wildlife Director Kelly Susewind said in a news release. “For the first time the North Cascades wolf recovery area has met the local recovery objective - four successful breeding pairs - during 2020.”
Thirteen breeding pairs were documented by Fish and Wildlife in 2020 while the agency documented 10 in 2019.
The state’s wolf population was almost wiped out in the 1930s, but a resident pack was documented by the state in Okanogan County in 2008 and the number of wolves has increased every year since.
In 2019, the state killed nine wolves in response to wolf-livestock conflicts. In 2020, three wolves were killed over wolf-caused livestock deaths, officials said. Most of the known wolf packs in Washington were not involved in known livestock depredation in 2020, according to the report.
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