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The gray wolf was extirpated in Denmark in 1772 and Norway's last wolf was killed in 1973. The species was decimated in 20th century Finland, despite regular dispersals from Russia. The gray wolf was only present in the eastern and northern parts of Finland by 1900, though its numbers increased after World War II. [4]
Within historic times, pronghorn, gray wolf, red wolf, and brown bear were all found in Missouri, but have since been extirpated. American bison and elk were formerly common, but are currently confined to private farms and parks. Elk can be found in a small restoration zone in three counties in the southeast Ozarks.
A few gray wolves have also been reported in South Dakota on both sides of the Missouri River. [21] A wolf with a mixture of Great Lakes, Northwest Territories, and eastern gray wolf strains was confirmed in New York in 2022. [25]
As of 2018, the global gray wolf population is estimated to be 200,000–250,000. [1] Once abundant over much of North America and Eurasia, the gray wolf inhabits a smaller portion of its former range because of widespread human encroachment and destruction of its habitat, and the resulting human-wolf encounters that sparked broad extirpation.
Federal wildlife officials on Friday rejected requests from conservation groups to restore protections for gray wolves across the northern U.S Rocky Mountains, saying the predators are in no ...
The U.S. House voted Tuesday to end federal protection for gray wolves, approving a bill that would remove them from the endangered species list across the lower 48 states. The measure now goes to ...
From 2022 to 2023, the wolf population in Wisconsin saw about a 4% increase. The state Department of Natural Resources last year estimated Wisconsin had about 1,007 gray wolves. Still, the number ...
Family: Canidae Genus: Canis Coyote, Canis latrans; Gray wolf, Canis lupus extirpated . Great Plains wolf, C. l. nubilus extinct; Red wolf, Canis rufus extirpated [2 ...