Gray wolf population by country
As of 2026, the global grey wolf population was estimated at 200,000–250,000. More recent regional censuses provide updated figures: a 2022 assessment estimated at least 21,500 wolves in Europe, about 19,000 of them in the European Union, a 58% increase over the previous decade. Once abundant over much of North America and Eurasia, the grey wolf inhabits a smaller portion of its former range because of widespread human encroachment and destruction of its habitat, and the resulting human-wolf encounters that sparked broad extirpation. Wolf reintroduction programs have been instituted where there is suitable wilderness. Considered as a whole, however, the grey wolf is regarded as being of least concern for extinction according to the IUCN. Today, wolves are protected in some areas, hunted for sport in others, or may be subject to extermination as perceived threats to people, livestock, and pets. Wolves tend to quickly adapt to change, and are often referred to as an indicator species; a species...
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