Fish and Wildlife Service

Description

The gray wolf population in the western U.S. has reached its numerical and distributional recovery goals. In April 2011, an act of Congress removed wolves from the endangered species list, returning management authority to the states of Idaho and Montana, including responsibility for monitoring. The Service currently has MOUs with the State of Idaho, State of Montana, and the Nez Perce Tribe to manage wolves. Montana and Idaho have Service-accepted state wolf management plans for wolves. Monitoring must continue to document the population status of the wolf for a period of 5 years post de-listing (50 CFR part 17, section 4(g)(1)).

Who can apply

• State governments

Contact

Hilary Cooley <br/>Wolf Biologist <br/>Phone 208-378-5243
hilary_cooley@fws.gov