Washington counted a record 270 wolves in 2025, but all wolves stayed in Eastern or north-central Washington, leaving the state no closer to meeting its objective of seeing wolves everywhere. The wolf ...

The gray wolf population in Washington has experienced positive growth since breeding pairs returned to the state in 2008. That positive growth was unexpectedly stunted in 2024 when the population ...

The gray wolf population in Washington bounced back last year after recording its first decline in 16 years. Washington had at least 270 wolves across 49 packs at the end of 2025, according to the ...

Over the weekend, the state of Washington denied Colorado’s request for up to 15 gray wolves to continue its wolf reintroduction program. Kelly Susewind, director of the Washington Department of Fish ...

In 2008, Canadian wolves didn’t wait for an invitation from biologists to move them into Washington state. Instead, they trotted across the border because they liked the territory. The pair that found ...

A Washington lawmaker proposes requiring wolf advocates who seek to stop wildlife managers from killing wolves to sue in the county where the wolves are attacking livestock. Republican Sen. Shelly ...

Wildlife experts captured wolves in Oregon and released them in Grand County in December 2023. (PHOTO: Screengrab via Colorado Parks and Wildlife from video footage shot by Jerry Neal). Washington’s ...

Gary Kramer / AP Washington’s wolf population is down for the first time since resident packs were confirmed to be returning to the state about 16 years ago, new figures show. The state and tribes ...