The gray wolf population in Washington has experienced positive growth since breeding pairs returned to the state in 2008.

"It's always exciting to see when you have growth," said Kristin Botzet with the Defenders of Wildlife.

Washington’s gray wolf population grew by more than 17% in 2025, reaching its highest level since wolves naturally returned ...

In 2025, ODFW confirmed 106 livestock deaths, up from 69 the previous year. The department killed 20 wolves in response, ...

Washington’s wolf population increased by 17.4% last year and the number of successful breeding pairs increased by 27%, ...

Washington’s gray wolf population reached at least 270 in 2025, the highest in decades and a 17% increase from the previous year, according to a state report. While numbers have surged in eastern and ...

During the summer and early fall of 2025, a single uncollared wolf was documented consistently using an area near Mount Adams ...

People looking on Colorado Parks and Wildlife’s website for its monthly map updating where collared gray wolves have recently been didn’t find the map on its normal release date as the agency chose to ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. The breeding male of the King Mountain pack died during a collaring operation performed by Colorado Parks and Wildlife staff, ...