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WDFW presents 2025 wolf report: 270 minimum wolves, growth concentrated in North Cascades; human-caused mortality dominates
Summary
Department presenters reported a minimum winter count of 270 wolves in 49 packs and 23 successful breeding pairs for 2025, documented 28 known mortalities (about 90% human-caused), and described $~2 million in statewide wolf-management expenditures including nonlethal prevention and some lethal removals tied to depredations.
Department staff delivered the Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife’s 2025 annual wolf report to the commission on March 17, reporting rising counts in several recovery areas, a predominance of human-caused mortalities and continued investment in prevention and monitoring.
Dr. Shubhadeep Bhattacharjee introduced the briefing and turned it over to wolf biologists Gabriel Spence and Trent Rosine. Spence said the department captured 26 wolves from 13 packs during the year, monitored 50 collared wolves from 24 packs at some point in the year, and currently maintains collars on 20 wolves representing 14 packs. The department’s minimum winter count was 270 wolves, distributed…
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