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Wisconsin Wolf Popoulation Jumps 10 Percent
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7/1/2010
State wildlife officials say Wisconsin's wolf population has grown by about 10 percent over the last year.
MADISON, Wis. (AP) — State wildlife officials say Wisconsin's wolf population has grown by about 10 percent over the last year.
The Department of Natural Resources estimates the population at the end of the 2009-2010 winter season was somewhere between 690 and 733 animals, up roughly 10 percent from the 2008-2009 end-of-winter estimate.
The DNR counted 180 packs of at least two adult wolves each. Thirty packs were distributed across central Wisconsin. One hundred and fifty packs were spread across northern Wisconsin. At least 52 packs had at least five wolves. The Moose Road pack in Douglas County was the largest in the state with 11 wolves.
