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Minnesota Wolf Population
Asked: How many wolves are in Minnesota?
Latest statewide estimate and recent trend
2,900
Statewide estimate
2023 survey [2]
1,400
ESA recovery goal
Federal target for Minnesota
99
Voyageurs area count
19
Packs counted
Down from 22 the year prior [2]
Time range
2,900
2023
Latest estimate
2,699
2019
Statewide survey
2,700+
2022
Estimate cited by DNR
1,235
1979
Official estimate
2,900
Minnesota gray wolf estimate
DNR 2023 statewide estimate [2]
1,400
ESA recovery goal
Wolves were never extinct in Minnesota, and the state now holds more than the rest of the lower 48 combined [4].
2,900
Statewide estimate
2023 survey [2]
99
Voyageurs area count
19
Packs counted
Down from 22 the year prior [2]