GRAY WOLF RECOVERY IN THE NORTHERN ROCKY MOUNTAINS
FIGURE 3.30 (a) The number of gray wolf breeding pairs in the Northern Rocky Mountains states of Idaho, Montana, and Wyoming grew rapidly beginning in the 1980s and then showed signs of leveling off after 2007. (b) The total gray wolf population across the region showed a similar pattern of growth and apparent stabilization. (Data from U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, 2013)