Endangered (E) :
"A species 'in danger of extinction throughout all or a significant portion of its range.'"
ENDANGERED in no states on a species level. Subspecies C. l. baileyi remains endangered.
Threatened (T):
" A species 'likely to become endangered within the foreseeable future throughout all or a significant portion of its range.'"
THREATENED in no states.
Delisted:
"Species that has been removed from the list due to recovery, original data in error, or extinction."
DELISTED effective 01/04/21 in the states of Alabama, Arizona, California, Colorado, Connecticut, Delaware, Florida, Georgia, Kansas, Kentucky, Louisiana, Massachusetts, Maryland, Maine, Missouri, Mississippi, North Carolina, Nebraska, New Hampshire, New Jersey, Nevada, New York, Oklahoma, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, South Carolina, Tennessee, Texas, Virginia, Vermont and West Virginia; and portions of Arizona, Iowa, Indiana, Illinois, North Dakota, New Mexico, Ohio, Oregon, South Dakota, Utah, and Washington. Mexico.
- Previously, wolves were considered ENDANGERED in these states.
- Previously, federal protections had been restored to gray wolves in these Great Lakes states under the THREATENED status in 2014 after being delisted in 2012.
Population Statistics:
Great Lakes region:
Minnesota: 2,278 2016 >> 2,856 2017 >> 2,655 2019
Wisconsin: 925 2016 >> 905 2017 914-978 2019
Michigan: 618 2016
Northern Rocky Mountain region:
Idaho: 786 2016 >> 1,541 2020
Montana: 447 2016 >> 663 2017 >> 819 2019
Wyoming: 377 2016 >> 347 2017 >> 311 2020
Oregon: 112 2016 >> 124 2017 158 2019
Washington: 90 2015 >> 122 2017 108 2019
Utah: 10>
Western U.S.:
California: 9> 2016 >> 8 2017
Non-continental U.S.:
Alaska: 7,000-11,000 2020
Last updated 7/28/2021
Resources:
Species Recovery Profile for Gray wolf (Canis lupus)
Western Gray Wolf: U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service
Species Status Codes