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In 1995 the world wolf status report was completed on the gray wolf, Canis lupus. The gray wolf also known as the timber wolf, tundra wolf, plains wolf, lobo, loup and vargen. It is found in many countries all over the world. The following data is from the 1997 update.
Bosnia and Hercegovina
| Population: 400 (approximate) Population Status: decreasing |
Legal Status: unprotected Main Prey: mufflon, roe deer, red deer |
Canada
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Population: 60,000+ Population Status: stable | Legal Status: game species, furbearing animal, protection in some areas Main Prey: moose, caribou, deer, beaver, goat, elk, bison |
Croatia
| Population: 50 Population Status: decreases due to killings, increases due to arrivals from Bosnia and Hercegovina |
Legal Status: removed from the list of game species in
1994, protected since May 1995 Main Prey: roe deer, dogs, sheep |
Denmark (only Greenland)
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Population: 50-100 Population status: unknown |
Legal Status: protected year-round in 90 percent of its range Main Prey: musk oxen |
France
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Population: 7-15 Population Status: increasing, due to legal protection | Legal Status: fully protected, but the government can kill
those deemed dangerous Main Prey: roe deer, chamois, mufflon |
Germany
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Population: fewer then 10 Population Status: increasing, due to immigration from West Poland, less killing of wolves in West Poland | Legal Status: protected Main Prey: red deer, roe deer, wild boar |
India
| Population: 1286-1570 (total count in five states) Population Status: decreasing due to persecution, poisoning, and decrease in prey-base populations | Legal Status: protected by law Main Prey: blackbuck, nilgai, domestic goats and sheep |
Israel
| Population: approximately 150 Population Status: stable | Legal Status: protected since 1954 (and well enforced) Main Prey: gazelle, hare, garbage, carcasses of domestic animals |
Italy
| Population: 400-450 Population Status: increasing, due to increasing wild prey population, legal protection, decrease in agriculture and livestock in mountain areas | Legal Status: fully protected Main Prey: deer, wild boar, mouflon, livestock and garbage |
Macedonia
| Population: 500 (approximate) Population Status: stable? | Legal Status: unprotected Main Prey: roe deer, red deer, hare, wild boar |
Mongolia
| Population: 30,000 (approximate) Population Status: stable | Legal Status: not protected by law - is the only animal in Mongolia that can be hunted year round Main Prey: wild game and domestic animals |
PR of China
| Population: 6000 Population Status: stable | Legal Status: protected by law for one year Main Prey: Reeve's muntjac, wild boar, hare, sipka deer, chinese water deer, saiga deer |
Poland
| Population: 850-900 Population Status: stable | Legal Status: game species with protected period from April 1 to October 31 Main Prey: red deer, wild boar, roe deer |
Portugal
| Population: 250-300 Population Status: decreasing due to persecution and habitat destruction | Legal Status: fully protected Main Prey: domestic goats, sheep, horses |
Romania
| Population: 2,500 Population Status: increasing, due to new laws against traps and poisons | Legal Status: none Main Prey: red deer, roe deer, wild boars, sheep, dogs |
Russia
| Population: 30,000 Population Status: increasing after 1992, decreasing in some regions due to less wild prey populations | Legal Status: none Main Prey: moose, deer, antelope, wild boar |
Saudi Arabia
| Population: 600-700 Population Status: stable | Legal Status: none Main Prey: sheep, goats, chickens, garbage |
Slovenia
| Population: 20-25 Population Status: stable | Legal Status: protected Main Prey: mufflon, roe deer, red deer |
Slovakia
| Population: 350-400 Population Status: slightly decreasing, due to overshooting- both legal and illegal | Legal Status: partial protection, hunted Main Prey: red deer, wild boar |
Sweden
| Population: slightly more than 30 Population Status: increasing, due to increased acceptance of wolves, intensive information activities | Legal Status: full protection, may be killed/hunted under certain conditions Main Prey: roe deer, moose, beaver, semi-domestic reindeer and sheep |
United States of America (By State)
Alaska
North Carolina
Tennessee
Idaho
Michigan
Isle Royale
Minnesota
Montana
Washington
Wisconsin
Wyoming
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