Washington’s gray wolves won’t be used to help boost Colorado’s struggling wolf population, at least for now. A juvenile wolf, born April 2024, of the newly formed Grouse Ridge Pack, standing in front ...

The gray wolf population in Washington has experienced positive growth since breeding pairs returned to the state in 2008. That positive growth was unexpectedly stunted in 2024 when the population ...

Washington will permit the killing of a single gray wolf in the state’s northeastern corner following three suspected attacks ...

In 2008, Canadian wolves didn’t wait for an invitation from biologists to move them into Washington state. Instead, they trotted across the border because they liked the territory. The pair that found ...

OLYMPIA, Wash. - Following a brief decline in 2024, Washington’s gray wolf population surged by more than 17% last year, reaching the highest numbers recorded since the species began its recovery in ...

Washington's wolf population is at its highest level to date according to the Washington Gray Wolf Conservation and Management Annual Report. The report shows that the minimum year-end wolf count ...

The gray wolf population in Washington bounced back last year after recording its first decline in 16 years. Washington had at least 270 wolves across 49 packs at the end of 2025, according to the ...

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In 2008, Canadian wolves didn’t wait for an invitation from biologists to move them into Washington state. Instead, they trotted across the border because they liked the territory. The pair that found ...