- 824 wolves, 88 packs of which 38 are considered breeding pairs. About 1,500 are found in Idaho, Montana and Wyoming.
- 84 wolves in 50 packs had radio collars in December 2008.
- Wolves are found from the Canadian border to near Interstate 84 in southern Idaho, with most in the national forests of the central part of the state.
- Most of this year's population growth has been in the Panhandle; the population south of Interstate 90 has increased only slightly.
- North of Interstate 90 wolves are protected as endangered under the Endangered Species Act.
- South of Interstate 90 wolves are protected as an experimental, non-essential population under the Endangered Species Act.
- The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service expects the delisting rule to be 1 in the Federal Register on January 27.
- The rule would take effect 30 days after that, unless blocked by the new administration.
- If the delisting rule goes into effect, Idaho Fish and Game would be the lead agency in wolf management.
- Idaho would continue to monitor wolves and make annual reports to U.S. Fish and Wildlife for the following five years.
- Any wolf hunting seasons would be set by the Idaho Fish and Game Commission under the guidelines set out in the 2008 Wolf Population Management Plan.