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Department of Fish and Wildlife Asking to Keep Protected Status for Gray Wolf Species

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Terra SokolPublished: May 20, 2023Source: Johny87. File photo

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The Washington State Department of Fish and Wildlife (WDFW) is asking to keep the gray wolf species’ protected status after successfully increasing the wolf population.

According to WDFW, the state’s gray wolf population has grown nearly 28% each year since 2008, and hasn’t published a status report on the wolves since listing them as endangered back in 1980.

Based on 14 years of population growth, WDFW concluded that the species no longer meets the threat of extinction, or the state definition for a threatened species.

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