Wisconsin had an estimated 1,226 gray wolves in 336 packs in late winter 2025, according to the Department of Natural Resources. The 2025 population estimate represented a slight decline from the ...

State wildlife regulators say Wisconsin’s wolf population has grown to more than 1,200 and appears to be stabilizing, according to revised population estimates. The state Department of Natural ...

Confirmed or probable gray wolf depredations on livestock and other domestic animals in Wisconsin decreased in 2025, as did the amount of compensation paid, but were both close to the five-year ...

Gray wolves are currently listed as endangered under the Endangered Species Act in most of the lower 48 states, except for the Northern Rocky Mountain population. In December 2025, the U.S. House ...

New rules have been approved for gray wolf hunting and trapping in Wisconsin. The rules were developed by the Department of Natural Resources and approved in October 2023 by the Natural Resources ...

I just read Paul Smith's article regarding Wisconsin's deer population (“Hunters haven’t come close to controlling Wisconsin’s deer herd over the last decade," Nov. 16). It seems to me one of the most ...

State lawmakers have reintroduced a proposal to create a population goal for gray wolves — a limit that would be enforced if the predator is delisted as an endangered species.