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Idaho’s wildlife managers are gauging the effectiveness of the state’s new tactics governing the harvest of wolves to reduce the depredation of livestock and help elk populations rebound.![]()
Wolf trapping and hunting where livestock depredation is chronic and elk populations are below management objectives.![]()
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Overall wolf harvest last year was similar to year-earlier levels, it was up by about 48% in high-conflict areas. The situation on the ground will remain dynamic.![]()
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The question is does moving” harvest to priority areas will result in fewer losses of elk and livestock over time.![]()
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Average wolf population is 1,200 to 1,250. It peaks at around 1,600 in spring after pups are born and hits a seasonal low of about 900 in late winter.![]()
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Control actions, natural and incidental mortality, and fall and winter hunting and trapping seasons are among factors that reduce the population from its peak.![]()
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Managing Washington's gray wolf population—through fear![]()
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What needs to be "managed" is not wolves themselves, so much as wolf-livestock conflict. That's done in a range of nonlethal ways, many of which are essentially to use wolves' fear of people, or fear of being persecuted by people, to reduce attacks on livestock. That can include fencing, lights or sirens—or even just human presence on the range—to keep wolves away. There are also other approaches to reducing wolf conflict, such as adapting how livestock behave to reduce their vulnerability, or changing how people manage livestock, in terms of where and when they allow them to graze in territory where wolves also live.
Managing Washington's gray wolf population—through fear
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