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Table 22. Continued. 



10-15 Breeding Pairs* 



Greater than 15 Breeding Pairs * 



Public Lands 



(hackcountry areas & 

 near National Parks) 



Mixed Land 

 Ownerships 



(interspersed public 



and private lands; 



interspersed 



agriculture) 



Public Lands 



(hackcountry areas & 

 near National Parks) 



Mixed Land 

 Ownerships 



(interspersed public 



and private lands; 



interspersed 



agriculture) 



Montana 



Fish 



WildHfe & 



Parks 



Wolf 

 Conservation 



and 



Management 



Strategies 



Research to improve 

 ecological 

 understanding of 

 wolf-ungulate 

 interactions 



Research to evaluate 

 specific management 

 actions 



Law enforcement, 

 high priority 



Public outreach to 

 infomi and address 

 specific needs 



Interagency, tri-state, 

 tribal coordination 



Summarize annual 

 mortality; track 

 breeding pairs 

 numbers using 

 USFWS definition 



Ensure human safety; 

 discourage wolf 

 habituation 



No regulated hunting 

 and trapping 



No regulated 

 hunting and 

 trapping; hcensed 

 sportsperson may 

 be used to resolve 

 conflict with 

 livestock in lieu of 

 government 

 response 



Law enforcement 

 standard activity 



Summarize annual 

 mortality; track pack 

 numbers using 

 combination USFWS 

 definition and other 

 techniques 



Discourage wolf 

 habituation; more 

 proactive removal of 

 potential problem 

 wolves 



Regulated hunting 

 and trapping with 

 FWP Commission 

 oversight; 



conservative harvest 

 on quota or pemiit 

 system with 

 mandatory reporting 



Regulated hunting 

 and trapping with 

 FWP Commission 

 oversight; harvest on 

 quota or permit 

 system with 

 mandatory reporting; 

 harvest quota more 

 liberal as number of 

 breeding pairs 

 increase 



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