Article: Moose, wolf numbers continue decline.

Article: Wolf numbers continue to grow: some states looking ...
Petersen's Hunting;  September 1, 2006 ;     658 words ... ... management plan closer in line with those of Idaho and Montana. Wolf opponents say the large predators have accounted for decreased moose numbers around Yellowstone and lower elk numbers in Idaho wherever the two co-exist, a claim Nadeau disputes. "Of the state ...

Article: Wolf numbers up again, but expansion slowing
AP Online;  March 17, 2009 ;     494 words ... ... but is no longer expanding as rapidly as in past years. Since their reintroduction to the region in the mid-1990s, wolf numbers had previously grown on average by 24 percent annually in Wyoming, Idaho and Montana. U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service ...

Article: Rise of wolves putting pets at risk; Complaints - and fears - ...
Star Tribune (Minneapolis, MN);  August 23, 2009 ;     700+ words ... ... wolves. "Normally, we see five to 10 a year," said Hart. Wolf numbers likely rising What's going on? "It's probably a combination ... around 3,000 animals -- may be higher than that. "I think wolf numbers definitely are up a little bit the last couple of years ...

Article: Gray Wolf Numbers in Northern Rockies Up
AP Online;  March 10, 2006 ;     700+ words ... ... three-state region, shows population growth in Montana and Idaho. But it shows an overall decline in Wyoming, where wolf numbers in Yellowstone National Park fell sharply _ mainly because so many pups died. Officials suspect disease as the culprit behind ...

Article: Isle Royale's moose numbers continue crash: ENVIRONMENT: ...
Duluth News-Tribune (Duluth, MN);  March 10, 2006 ;     700+ words ... ... Eventually, scientists say, wolf numbers will crash, giving moose a chance to rebound. By then ... also could improve with fewer moose gnawing on trees. The change to declining wolf numbers and increasing moose should happen this year and ...

Article: Isle Royale moose numbers continue crash.
Duluth News-Tribune (Duluth, MN);  March 9, 2006 ;     700+ words ... ... Eventually, scientists say, wolf numbers will crash, giving moose a chance to rebound. By then ... could also improve with fewer moose gnawing on trees. The change to dropping wolf numbers and increasing moose should happen this year and ...

Article: Decline in Moose Population Sparks Turf War Among Isle ...
The Washington Post;  April 30, 2006 ;     700+ words ... ... calves and elderly moose, both of which are ... supply, he said. The moose population decline ... early 1990s, when wolf numbers plummeted because ... thriving, and fewer moose will be killed as wolf numbers inevitably fall ...