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Summary of Minnesota Wolf Depredation Data
Data tabulated by the International Wolf Center with data provided by USDA-Wildlife Services
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PRIMARY ANIMALS TAKEN |
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Year
|
Verified
Com-plaints |
#
of Farms |
Wolves
Killed |
Annual
Compensation
a,b |
cattle
adult & yearling
|
|
sheep
|
|
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
|
93
|
68
|
134
|
$63,502.90
(10 cases pending)
|
13
|
121
|
48
|
269
|
7
|
2006
|
91
|
73
|
122
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n/a
|
16
|
132
|
19
|
554
|
2
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Average |
66.7 |
52.87
|
94.07
|
$40,928.85
|
9.36
|
51.64
|
36.89
|
474.78
|
6.89
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Last 5-yr Avg.
|
80.8
|
69.4
|
126.4
|
$62,876.18
|
10.4
|
91.2
|
30.8
|
248.6
|
4
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Totals |
1,868
|
1,422
|
2,480 |
$1,105,079 |
262
|
1,446
|
1033
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13,294
|
193
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*Figures for 1977 may underrepresent losses as the depredation program began July1, 1977 with an accompanied low public awareness of the program.
*In some cases, livestock losses are compensated without verification of carcasses.
*The State Legislature increased the maximum compensation payment per animal from $400 to $750 in 1998.
*The MN Department of Agriculture began paying full market value for livestock losses due to wolves in 2001.
