Thread: Grizzly bears in Ontario???

Originally Posted by thebigspendur

To a point wolf packs are self regulating. Only the dominant male and female mate and they are highly territorial. Most wolves die at the hands of other wolves defending their territory. It's the main reason wolves in the wild only live to about age 5.

Please explain that to the wolves

"Despite efforts by the state of Idaho and individual hunters to kill more wolves, the population remains well above the 150 wolves and 15 breeding pairs required to keep gray wolves off the endangered species list under a federal 2009 delisting rule, the Idaho Department of Fish and Game reported.

The department stated in a report released Friday, April 3, that it had documented 104 wolf packs in Idaho at the end of 2014. In addition, there were 23 documented packs counted by Montana, Wyoming and Washington that had established territories overlapping the Idaho state boundary. The department stated that not all packs are presumed documented.

The department reported that an estimated 770 wolves were associated with documented packs in Idaho at the end of 2014,"


Since 2014 packs have been active in WA and OR too


Not sure how close you follow Elk but RMEF is reporting that the Largest Migratory Elk herd known in the world "Yellowstone" is down 80% in numbers since 1994

The "Wolf Biologists" that predicted 20% missed it by a country mile

(This cannot be completely blammed on wolves but they are learning more about how bad it really is everyday)


"A Yellowstone-sponsored report from the mid-1990s stated "Fifteen North American wolf experts predicted that 100 wolves in Yellowstone would reduce the elk by less than 20 percent, 10 years after reintroduction." In reality, that number turned out to be 44 percent. If you look back at the elk count of 1994, the year before the start of the wolf reintroduction program, the size of the elk herd is now down by 80 percent!

Year Elk Population
2012 3,915
2011 4,174
2010 4,635
2009 6,070
2008 6,279
2007 6,738
2006 6,588
2005 9,545
2004 8,335
2003-02 9,215
2001 11,969
2000 13, 400 (prior to late season elk hunt)
1999 14,538 (prior to late season elk hunt)
1998 11,742
1997 no count taken
1996 no count taken
1995 16,791 (when wolf reintroduction began)
1994 19,045 (year before wolf reintroduction)