Wolves were listed as an endangered species in 1974. In 1995 a reintroduction program was established in which 35 wolves were reintroduced into the State of Idaho. Since that time, the number of wolves has increased dramatically and by late summer 2008 approximately 800 wolves, (39 verified breeding pairs and 89 confirmed packs) called Idaho home.
The wolf population in Idaho and other states has greatly exceeded the federal recovery goals and objectives; therefore Idaho petitioned the United States Fish and Wildlife Service (FWS) to remove wolves from the federal list of endangered species. In early 2007, the FWS proposed delisting wolves in the Northern Rocky Mountain (NRM) states of Idaho, Montana and Wyoming and subsequently issued a final rule in early 2008 that officially delisted wolves in the NRM. However, wolves in the NRM regained their federally protected status per a federal judge's order in July 2008.
Announcement - Wolf Depredation Compensation for 2008 Grazing Season:
The Office of Species Conservation and the Idaho Wolf Compensation
Board, comprised of eight county commissioners from Adams, Clark,
Custer, Fremont, Idaho, Lemhi, Valley, and Washington counties, are
pleased to announce that the Idaho Wolf Depredation Compensation Program
has been funded for the 2008 grazing season. The application deadline is
January 16, 2009.
Please see the link below titled Idaho Wolf Depredation Compensation
Plan for the details and steps to apply for compensation as well as the
link for the application form. Applications must be submitted by
Wednesday, January 16, 2009.
Idaho Wolf Conservation and Management Plan
[PDF]
32 pages - 663KB
Application - Claim for
Wolf Depredation Losses 2008 Grazing Season [PDF]
Idaho Wolf Depredation Compensation Plan [PDF] 3 pages
Idaho Wolf Management - Idaho Fish & Game
