2004 USFWS proposed the delisting of the gray wolf from the ESA.
2003 USFWS moves gray wolf from endangered to threatened.
2002 Idaho passes the Wolf Conservation and Management Plan.
2000 Montana established conservation and wolf management plan
In 2000 Montana established conservation and management plan including wolf harvest quotas if wolves were Federally delisted and state management goals were met.
Read More2000 Northern Rocky Mountain recovery goals were met.
1996 17 more wolves released in the Northern Rocky Mountains.
1995 14 wolves released in Yellowstone Park
1992 “Wolves in the great lakes area greatly exceed the recovery criteria.
Wolf population in Minnesota has exceeded 2,000 individuals over the past 20 years, and populations in Michigan and Wisconsin have exceeded 200 wolves for 20 years.” (Per USFWS) There were only 750 wolves in Minnesota when listed in 1974.
Read More1992 Wolves in the great lakes area greatly exceed the recovery criteria
1992 “Wolves in the great lakes area greatly exceed the recovery criteria. Wolf population in Minnesota has exceeded 2,000 individuals over the past 20 years, and populations in Michigan and Wisconsin have exceeded 200 wolves for 20 years.” (Per USFWS) There were only 750 wolves in Minnesota when listed in 1974.
Read More1989 – Notice of Finding on 1988 Petition To Delist the Gray Wolf
A petition from Mr. Lawrence Krak was received by the Service on August 19,1988. The petition requested the Service to delist the gray wolf (Canis lupus) as an endangered and threatened species. The petition stated wolves are in no danger of total extinction, with over 50,000 in Canada, 15,000 in Alaska, and 1,500 in Minnesota.…
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