Deficient Data Means Montana FWP Should Stop Wolf Hunting

Deficient data means Montana FWP should stop wolf hunting

How many wolves are left in Montana? Nobody knows. Montana Fish, Wildlife and Parks admitted that its iPOM counting method over-estimated wolf numbers for years. Instead of 1,094 wolves, FWP’s revised iPOM 2.0 method now estimates that Montana’s population is 725 wolves—34% less.  Longtime wolf researchers say the population is closer to 400 wolves.  Either […]

Tell Montana: Reject the Wolf Hunting Quota

Montana just revised its wolf population estimate down by 400 animals and still wants to allow a hunting and trapping quota of 250 wolves killed. Add your name to our comment before the August 12 deadline. Montana Fish, Wildlife & Parks recently admitted that its wolf population model was flawed. The agency’s corrected estimate puts the statewide population at just 725 wolves. Despite that dramatic drop, FWP is proposing a hunting and trapping q…