September 19, 2025 at 5:30 a.m.

Pack It In: DNR estimates 1,200 wolves roaming Wisconsin

New monitoring model revises past counts as debate over wolf management continues
Comparison of updated abundance estimates utilizing modernized home range analysis to the previously reported over-winter wolf range-wide abundance estimates, 2020-2025. Previous estimates include areas of the state with historical observations of wolves under the 2012 wolf harvest zones. Updated estimates are standardized across years for the 2023 wolf management zones 1-5. Point estimates are posterior modes (the most likely value), and error bars represent 95 percent credible limits. Source: DNR (Contributed image)
Comparison of updated abundance estimates utilizing modernized home range analysis to the previously reported over-winter wolf range-wide abundance estimates, 2020-2025. Previous estimates include areas of the state with historical observations of wolves under the 2012 wolf harvest zones. Updated estimates are standardized across years for the 2023 wolf management zones 1-5. Point estimates are posterior modes (the most likely value), and error bars represent 95 percent credible limits. Source: DNR (Contributed image)

By BECKIE GASKILL
Outdoors Writer

The Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources (DNR) recently released their wolf monitoring report for 2024-2025. …

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