OLYMPIA, Wash. - Following a brief decline in 2024, Washington’s gray wolf population surged by more than 17% last year, reaching the highest numbers recorded since the species began its recovery in ...

In December 2023, Colorado reintroduced 10 gray wolves in Grand and Summit counties, kicking off the voter-mandated restoration of the apex predator. Now, nearly 2.5 years later — following births, ...

Washington’s gray wolf population grew 17% in 2025 to at least 270 wolves and 49 packs, the highest on record. Growth is strong in northern and eastern Washington, but wolves are still largely absent ...