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Title	Gray Wolves - Current Status and the Decision to Delist
Contact	mailto:nctcimages@fws.gov
Producer	USFWS/NCTC
Description	Conservation Science Webinar Series - Presented by Ed Bangs, Wolf Recovery Coordinator, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service. June 2011. Wolf recovery in the northwestern United States - - Gray wolf (Canis lupus) populations were deliberately eliminated from the northern Rocky Mountains (NRM) of the United States by 1930. Naturally dispersing wolves from Canada first denned in Montana in 1986. In 1995 and 1996 wolves from western Canada were reintroduced to central Idaho and Yellowstone National Park to accelerate recovery. The population increased >20%/yr after 1995, but has stabilized since 2008. In December 2010, there were at least 1,650 wolves in 244 packs [115 successfully reproducing as breeding pairs]. In April 2011 another >600 pups were born. The NRM wolf population has very high genetic diversity and is connected to a large western Canada wolf population. A high level of effective migration was maintained by natural dispersal when <850 wolves were present. Wolves now occupy >110,000 square miles in the NRM and suitable habitat (largely forested mountainous public land) appears saturated with resident wolf packs. Wolf restoration initially proceeded with more benefits (public viewing and restoration of ecological processes in natural areas), and fewer problems (livestock and pet depredation, decreases in wild ungulate populations, and agency wolf control) than predicted. But problems eventually increased and reduced local tolerance of wolves. In 2011 Federal legislation enacted the USFWS's 2009 science-based delisting rule. Wolves are now managed just like other resident wildlife, except in Wyoming where wolves remained listed. While the NRM wolf population is certainly biologically viable, public opinion remains divisive and litigation continues on several issues. Some habitat suitable for persistent wolf packs exists outside of western Montana, central and northern Idaho, and northwestern Wyoming, but appears limited compared to the NRM because of potential conflicts with local residents.
Subject	videography webinar climate change conservation science wildlife management
Publisher	U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service
Contributors	USFWS/NCTC
Date Published	2011-07-13
Type	Video
Format	H264
Item ID	1052217324001
Source	NCTC Image Library
Language	English
Rights	Public Domain
Audience	General
Original Format	Digital
Length	00:51:29
Collection	Conservation Science; Webinar
Presenter	Presented by Ed Bangs, Wolf Recovery Coordinator, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service,
Video Player Link	https://fws.rev.vbrick.com/#/videos/497997b5-263e-4437-bb8a-bce6800d4bae
Archival file	Volume18/1939.url
Date created	2013-02-22
Date modified	2017-12-19