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Wolf Population
During the past two centuries, more and more people have spread out across the world. Wolves need especially large, wild areas to live in, with plenty of food. Today, loss of living space is a major problem. People have taken over what used to be wild spaces, and less wild space means fewer wolves. People's misconceptions and misunderstandings of wolves have increased their hate and fear of the animal, leading to the attempt to rid the world of wolves, including the passage of laws that encouraged people to kill large numbers of wolves throughout America, Europe, and Asia. Today, the wolf is classified as an endangered species in all parts of the United States except Minnesota and Alaska. The endangered classification means that the killing of wolves is strictly controlled by federal law.

Alaska - 8000
Arizona - 30-35
Idaho - 261
Isle Royale - 17
Michigan - 278
Minnesota - 2450
Montana - 84
New Mexico - ?
North Carolina - 70? (red wolves)
Tennessee - 10? (red wolves)
Wisconsin - 320
Greater Yellowstone - 218 (includes portions of Idaho, Montana and Wyoming)
Alberta - 4500
British Columbia - 9000
NW Territories - 10,000
Ontario/Quebec - 11,000
Albania - 250
Bangladesh - 10
Belarus - 2000-2500
Bosnia - 800
Bulgaria - 800-1000
Croatia - 50-100
Czech Republic - 20
Estonia - 500
Finland - 150
France - 30-40
Germany - 5-10
Greece - 200-300
Hungary - 50
Italy - 400-450
Latvia - 900
Lithuania - 600
Macedonia - 250
Moldavia - ?
Norway - 5-10
Poland - 1000
Portugal - 250-300
Romania - 2500
Slovakia - 350-400
Slovenia - 50-100
Spain - 2000
Sweden - 45-60
Switzerland - 5
Ukraine - 2000-3000
Yugoslav - ~500
China - 6000
India - 1500
Iran - 1000
Israel - ~150
Jordan - 200
Lebanon - 10
Mongolia - ~30,000
Saudi Arabia - 600-700
Syria - 350
Egypt - 30
Ethiopia - 550

