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The Wild World of Wolves
Wolf Populations
North America-Gray Wolf (and Red Wolf, North Carolina)
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Arizona/New Mexico
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Idaho
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Isle Royale
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Michigan
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Minnesota
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Montana
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North Carolina
(red wolf)
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Wisconsin
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Yellowstone
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1970
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 |
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18
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750
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1970
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1975
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 |
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41
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1,000
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 |
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1975
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1980
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 |
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50
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1,200
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 |
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25
|
 |
1980
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1985
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 |
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22
|
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1,400
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14
|
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15
|
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1985
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1990
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 |
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15
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1,500
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48
|
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34
|
 |
1990
|
1995
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15
|
16
|
80
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2,000
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70
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55
|
83
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14
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1995
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1996
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30
|
22
|
116
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2,200
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82
|
 |
99
|
43
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1996
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1997
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68
|
24
|
112
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2,300
|
75
|
 |
148
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54
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1997
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1998
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11
|
75
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24
|
140
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2,450
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75
|
75
|
178
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80
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1998
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1999
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6
|
122
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25
|
174
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2,500
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65
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205
|
116
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1999
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2000
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21
|
141
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29
|
216
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2,600
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63
|
 |
248
|
118
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2000
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2001
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32
|
185
|
19
|
249
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2,600
|
107
|
75
|
251
|
140
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2001
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2002
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19
|
261
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17
|
280
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2,600
|
84
|
100
|
320
|
218
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2002
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International-1999*
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1995
|
1999
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Albania
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?
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250
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Belarus
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?
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2,000
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Bosnia/
Herzegovina
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<400
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800
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Bangladesh
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?
|
10
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Bulgaria
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?
|
800
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Canada
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55,000
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62,000
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Croatia
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35
|
75
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Czech Rep.
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20
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Estonia
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?
|
500
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Finland
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?
|
150
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France
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10
|
35
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Germany
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10
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<10
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Greece
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?
|
200
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Greenland
|
75
|
50
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Hungary
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?
|
50
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India
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?
|
1,500
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Israel
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<150
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<150
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Italy
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400
|
450
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Latvia
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?
|
900
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Lithuania
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?
|
600
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Macedonia
|
350
|
1,000
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Mongolia
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20,000
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25,000
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Norway
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?
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5-10
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PRC (China)
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4,000
|
6,000
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Poland
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850
|
1,000
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Portugal
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250
|
250
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Romania
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2,500
|
2,500
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Russia
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28,000
|
30,000
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Saudi Arabia
|
600
|
600
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Slovakia
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350
|
350
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Slovenia
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20
|
50
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Spain
|
?
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2,000
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Sweden
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?
|
50
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Switzerland
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?
|
5
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Ukraine
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?
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2,500
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Yugoslav Fed.
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?
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<500
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Abyssinian wolf; Ethiopia: 550 (1999)
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* figures from 1999 World Wolf Status Report,
Bill Route & Linda Aylsworth
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