• Background
• Recognizing a Gray Wolf
• Recovery Plan (6783KB)
• Current Legal Status
• U.S. Populations
• National Range Map
• NRM Range Map
• More Species Info

Wolf Management in Idaho or Montana:

• Idaho Fish and Game
• Montana Fish, Wildlife and Parks

State Wolf Management Plans:

• Colorado
• Idaho
• Montana
• Oregon
• Utah
• Wyoming

Recent Investigations:

• Wolf Shooting in Grand Teton National Park (12/16/05)
• Gray Wolf Confirmed Shot Near Banner Summit, Idaho (6/23/05)
• Poisoned Gray Wolf Found in Frank Church Wilderness (6/1/05)
• Wolf Poacher Sentenced in Federal Count (8/2/04)

Other Federal Wolf Recovery Program:

• Western Great Lakes
• Mexican Wolf
• Red Wolf

• August 1, 2006 - Service Officially Announced a 12-Month Finding on a Petition to Establish and Delist the NRM Gray Wolf Population:

• Federal Register Notice

• Press Release

• Literature Cited

• February 2, 2006 - Service Announces Intent to Remove the Rocky Mountain Population of Gray Wolves from Endangered Species List:

• Federal Register Notice

• Press Release

• Questions and Answers

• Audio - Comments from Director Hall

• Map of Suggested DPS

• Literature Cited

• January 5, 2006 - Norton, Kempthorne Sign Agreement Turning Over Most Management of Wolves in Idaho to the State:

• Press Release

• Questions and Answers

• Memorandum of Agreement

• Audio

• December 9, 2005 - 90-Day Finding on a Petition to Delist the Gray Wolf in Nevada:

• Federal Register Notice

• Press Release

• October 2005 - 90-Day Finding on Two Petitions to Remove NRM Gray Wolves from the List of Threatened and Endangered Species:

• Federal Register Notice

• Press Release

• January 2005 - New Regulation Allows Greater Management Flexibility of Gray Wolves for the States of Montana and Idaho:

• Federal Register Notice

• Press Release

• Questions and Answers

• 2005 - Final Rule to Change Status of Gray Wolf Throughout Most of the Lower 48 States Overturned:

• Oregon District Court Decision

• Vermont District Court Decision

• 2003 - Final Rule to Designate 3 District Population Segments and Change the ESA Status of the Gray Wolf throughout Most of the Lower 48 States:

• Federal Register Notice

• 2000 - Proposal to Change the ESA Status of the Gray Wolf throughout Most of the Lower 48 States:

• Federal Register Notice

• 1994 - Establishment of Nonessential Experimental Populations of Gray Wolves:

• Federal Register Notice

• Federal Register Notice

• 1978 - Reclassification of the Gray Wolf in the United States and Mexico, with Determination of Critical Habitat in Michigan and Minnesota:

• Federal Register Notice

• 1974 - Gray Wolf Listed as Endangered in the Lower 48 States and Mexico:

• Federal Register Notice

• 2005 Annual Report
• 2004 Annual Report
• 2003 Annual Report
• 2002 Annual Report
• 2001 Annual Report
• 2000 Annual Report
• 1999 Annual Report

Weekly Reports:

• 10/23-10/27/06
• 10/6-10/13/06
• 09/29-10/06/06
• 09/25-09/29/06
• 09/15-09/22/06
• 09/8-09/15/06
• 09/01-09/08/06
• 08/25-09/01/06
• 08/21-08/25/06
• 08/11-08/18/06
• 08/4-08/11/06
• 07/28-08/04/06
• 07/21-07/28/06
• 07/14-07/21/06
• 07/10-07/14/06
• 06/30-07/07/06
• 06/23-06/30/06
• 06/9-06/23/06
• 06/02-06/09/06
• 05/26-06/02/06
• 05/19-05/26/06
• 05/12-05/19/06
• 05/5-05/12/06
• 04/7-04/14/06
• 03/24-04/07/06
• 03/17-03/24/06
• 03/10-03/17/06
• 03/03-03/10/06
• 02/24-03/03/06
• 02/17-02/24/06
• 02/10-02/17/06
• 02/03-02/10/06
• 01/28-02/03/06
• 01/20-01/27/06
• 01/13-01/20/06
• 12/31/05-01/13/06
• 12/16-12/30/05
• 12/09-12/16/05
• 12/02-12/09/05
• 11/19-12/02/05
• 11/11-11/18/05
• 11/04-11/11/05
• 10/28-11/04/05
• 10/21-10/28/05
• 10/14-10/21/05
• 10/07-10/14/05
• 09/30-10/07/05
• 09/25-09/30/05
• 09/16-09/23/05
• 09/09-09/16/05
• 09/02-09/09/05
• 08/26-09/02/05
• 08/19-08/26/05
• 08/12-08/19/05
• 07/29-08/12/05
• 07/23-07/29/05
• 07/08-07/22/05
• 07/01-07/08/05
• Archived Gray Wolf Recovery Status Reports

Contact us:  WesternGrayWolf@fws.gov

Service Links:
Mountain-Prairie Region Home Page
Region 6 Endangered Species Home Page
Idaho Endangered Species Home Page
Montana Endangered Species Home Page
 

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