URAI'T lUS APPENDIX I 



EXECUTIVE SUMMARY i 



TABLE OF CONTENTS vi 



LIST OF TABLES viii 



LIST OF FIGURES viii 



INTRODUCTION 1 



Purpose of this Document 1 



Goal of the Plan 2 



Plan Development 2 



HISTORY AND LEGAL STATUS OF WOLVES IN MONTANA 2 



History 2 



Legal Status and Classification under Montana Statutes 5 



WOLF ECOLOGY IN THE NORTHERN ROCKIES 7 



Physical Characteristics 7 



Pack Size 7 



Reproduction 7 



Food Habits 8 



Movements and Territories 8 



Dispersal 9 



Mortahty 10 



Genetics 11 



Population Growth 11 



Interactions with Other Species 12 



VALUES OF WOLVES IN MONTANA 12 



Biological 12 



Social, Cultural, Aesthetic 13 



Economic 13 



CHALLENGES OF WOLF PRESENCE IN MONTANA 14 



Biological 14 



Social, Cultural, Aesthetic 14 



Economic 15 



WOLF CONSERVATION AND MANAGEMENT 16 



Introduction 16 



Adaptive Management 16 



Wolf Population Objectives 16 



Wolf Distribution 17 



Population Management 19 



Non-lethal Methods 19 



Lethal Methods 20 



Legal Wolf Mortality 20 



niegal Wolf Mortality 21 



Other Considerations 21 



Population Monitoring 21 



Wolf Health and Disease Surveillance 23 



Wolf Specimen Disposition 24 



Research 25 



Habitat Management 25 



General 25 



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