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Wolf Depredation Control in Minnesota

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IUCN Manifesto on Wolf Conservation

Federal Process of Reclassification and the Endangered Species Act
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Frequently Asked Questions About Wolf Management

Methods Used for Estimating Wolf Abundance

Human Perspectives

Summary of Data from USDA Wildlife Services and the Minnesota Department of Agriculture on Wolf Depredation Statistics in Minnesota

Data tabulated by the International Wolf Center

					PRIMARY ANIMALS TAKEN
Year	Verified Com-plaints	# of Farms	Wolves Killed	Annual Compensation^a,b	cattle adult & yearling	calves	sheep	turkeys	dogs
1979	16	12	6	$ 20,773.22	5	12	1	0	1
1980	28	17	21	$ 20,459.00	4	12	56	56	1
1981	60	38	29	$ 38,605.60	6	24	110	571	3
1982	34	27	20	$ 18,971.04	1	23	12	50	2
1983	40	28	42	$ 24,868.66	3	32	29	127	4
1984	35	19	36	$ 19,457.74	2	8	92	294	6
1985	39	27	31	$ 23,558.50	4	19	75	0	2
1986	30	25	31	$ 14,444.19	7	19	13	285	1
1987	38	30	43	$ 24,233.64	5	19	9	1753	2
1988	50	35	59	$ 28,109.90	3	28	68	251	3
1989	58	41	81	$ 43,663.92	9	31	47	1636	10
1990	76	55	91	$ 42,739.04	2	35	112	693	11
1991	55	42	54	$ 32,205.67	5	30	31	977	9
1992	82	62	118	$ 23,339.10	10	45	38	132	6
1993	70	57	139	$ 31,182.38	16	41	23	682	6
1994	91	74	172	$ 31,223.84	14	68	14	113	8
1995	82	64	78	$ 34,096.77	14	49	15	93	8
1996	99	69	154	$ 43,579.68	12	62	21	1612	10
1997	109	93	216	$ 50,262.50	20	81	35	1140	12
1998	145	99	161	$ 71,766.55	18	100	33	140	25
1999	90	87	163	$ 68,479.50	17	79	3	897	16
2000	84	84	148	$ 88,097.19	11	84	19	514	17
2001	53	48	109	$59,456.76	22	89	23	35	10
2002	96	86	146	$78,217.70	11	86	58	6	5
2003	58	67	125	$53,852.85	4	59	14	313	2
2004	66	53	105	$55,931.25	8	58	15	101	4
2005	71	58	102	$	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
Average	65	51.7407	91.8519	$40,060.62	8.961	45.885	37.154	479.65	7.0769
Last 5-yr Avg.	68.8	62.4	117.4	$67,111.15	11.2	75.2	25.8	193.8	7.6
Totals	1755	1339	2480	$1,041,576.19	233	1193	966	12471	184

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