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LEARN
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
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Est. wolf population |
Verified
Com-plaints |
#
of Farms |
Wolves
Killed |
Annual
Compensation
a,b |
cattle
adult & yearling
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sheep
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dogs
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| 1979 |
1,235 | 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 |
1,521 | 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 |
$ 30,996 |
16 |
41 |
23 |
682 |
6 |
| 1994 |
| 91 |
74 |
172 |
$ 34,328 |
14 |
68 |
14 |
113 |
8 |
| 1995 |
| 82 |
64 |
78 |
$ 29,697 |
14 |
49 |
15 |
93 |
8 |
| 1996 |
2,000-2,200 | 99 |
69 |
154 |
$ 31,777 |
12 |
62 |
21 |
1612 |
10 |
| 1997 |
| 109 |
93 |
216 |
$ 39,309 |
20 |
81 |
35 |
1140 |
12 |
| 1998 |
2,450 | 145 |
99 |
161 |
$ 57,479.50 |
18 |
100 |
33 |
140 |
25 |
| 1999 |
| 90 |
87 |
163 |
$ 66,052.25 |
17 |
79 |
3 |
897 |
16 |
| 2000 |
| 84 |
84 |
148 |
$ 91,584.55 |
11 |
84 |
19 |
514 |
17 |
| 2001 |
2,600 | 53 |
48 |
109 |
$ 80,174.19 |
22 |
89 |
23 |
35 |
10 |
| 2002 |
| 96 |
86 |
146 |
$ 69,514.76 |
11 |
86 |
58 |
6 |
5 |
| 2003 |
| 58 |
67 |
125 |
$ 82,645.80 |
4 |
59 |
14 |
313 |
2 |
| 2004 |
3,020
| 66 |
53 |
105 |
$ 42,076.75 |
8 |
58 |
15 |
101 |
4 |
2005
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3,020
| 93
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68
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134
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$ 45,099.50 |
13
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121
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48
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269
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7
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2006
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| 91
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73
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122
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$ 72,894.90
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16
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132
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19
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554
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2
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| 2007 |
| 102 | 63 | 133 | $ 81,683.19 | 3 | 83 | 10 | 365 | 3 | | 2008 | 2,921 | 75 | 66 | 143 | $ 95,526 | 10 | 42 | 22 | 326 | 2 | | 2009 |
| 85 | 73 | 195 | $ 88,366
| 4 | 82 | 16 | 0 | 11 |
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Average |
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67.063
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52.94
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97.219
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$ 44,856.46
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8.688
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50.3
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33.8
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437
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6.56
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Last 5-yr Avg.
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89.2
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68.6
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145.4
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$ 76,713.92
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8
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80.6
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22.6
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302.8
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5
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Totals |
| 2,130
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1,682
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3,105 |
$1,414,633.61 |
273
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1,596
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1079
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13,985
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209
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*Figures for 1979 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.
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