Red wolf |
Mexican wolf |
Yellowstone gray wolf |
Idaho gray wolf |
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Re-introduced or translocated |
Re-introduced from captive wolves |
Re-introduced from captive wolves |
Translocated wolves from the wild in British Columbia and Alberta, Canada |
Translocated wolves from the wild in British Columbia and Alberta, Canada |
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First re-introduction or translocation |
September, 1987 |
March, 1998 |
January, 1995 |
January, 1995 |
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# of wolves initially released |
8 (4 pairs) |
11 |
14 in 3 packs |
15 dispersal-aged individuals |
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Initial release site |
Alligator River National Wildlife Refuge in Northeastern, North Carolina |
Apache National Forest in Arizona |
Yellowstone National Park in Montana and Wyoming |
Frank Church-River of No Return Wilderness in Central Idaho |
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First release |
soft |
soft |
soft |
hard |
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Endangered Species Act status |
Endangered - non-essential / experimental |
Endangered - non-essential / experimental |
Endangered - non-essential / experimental, proposal for de-listing is currently being planned 2008 |
Endangered - non-essential / experimental, proposal for de-listing is currently being planned 2008 |
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Target number of wolves |
220 in wild 300 in captivity |
100 in wild 300 in captivity |
Additional translocations have been cancelled due to the pace of population establishment exceeding projections |
Additional translocations have been cancelled due to the pace of population establishment exceeding projections |
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# of wolves currently in the wild and in captivity (2006) |
Estimated 100 in wild 165 in captivity |
Estimated ~52 in wild 310 in captivity |
Estimated 371 in wild |
Estimated 713 in the wild |
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# of founding wolves for entire population |
12 |
7 |
Not applicable |
Not applicable |
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Successful reproduction in the wild |
Within the first year |
Within the first year |
Within the first year |
Within the first year |
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