As of Dec. 31, 2024, WDFW and Tribes counted 230 wolves (9% decrease) in 43 packs in Washington. Eighteen of these packs were successful breeding pairs. These numbers are comparable with the previous year’s count of 254 wolves in 42 packs and 24 breeding pairs. As in past years, survey results represent minimum counts of wolves plus 12.5% to account for lone wolves and dispersers in the state due to the difficulty of accounting for every animal – especially lone wolves unassociated with a pack.
Historically, gray wolves were common throughout much of Washington, but were all but wiped out by humans by the 1930s. In 2008, Washington wildlife managers documented the state’s first breeding wolf pack in modern times.
Visit the gray wolf updates page for information about pack activity.
Wolf pack GIS polygon data for this and prior years is available on the WDFW Open Data site. Download a static copy of the 2024 Wolf Packs Map shown below.
