Survey shows Washington wolf numbers grew by 30% in 2014 WDFW Says

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It would appear that WDFW would try to make it appear that wolves are thriving in Washington…. I seriously my have doubts…. It would appear that they are doing nothing more than merely trying to get more control over wolf extermination… JUST SAYIN….

Survey shows Washington wolf numbers grew by 30% in 2014

OLYMPIA – Washington state’s wolf population grew by more than 30 percent and formed four new packs last year, according to an annual survey conducted by the Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife (WDFW).

The survey shows the presence of at least 68 gray wolves in the state through Dec. 31, 2014, up from a minimum of 52 wolves counted in 2013. It also documents 16 wolf packs and at least five successful breeding pairs last year.

Donny Martorello, WDFW carnivore specialist, said the latest findings point to continued growth in the state’s wolf population under the state’s recovery plan.

“While we can’t count every wolf in the state, the formation of four new packs is clear evidence that wolves are recovering in Washington,” he said. “Since 2011, the number of confirmed wolf packs has more than tripled in our state.”

Gray wolves, all but eliminated from western states in the last century, are now recovering under legal protections in several states. Wolves are protected under Washington law throughout the state and under federal law in the western two-thirds of the state.

Martorello said WDFW conducted the survey by using a combination of aerial surveys, remote cameras, wolf tracks, and signals from seven wolves fitted with radio-collars.

The four new packs – Goodman Meadows, Profanity Peak, Tucannon, and Whitestone – were discovered east of the Cascades, where all of the state’s other wolf packs are located. The state’s Wolf Conservation and Management Plan defines a pack as two or more wolves traveling together in winter.

via Survey shows Washington wolf numbers grew by 30% in 2014 | WDFW News Release.

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