GAP Analysis Predicted Distribution Map

Gray Wolf (Canis lupus)

Species Code: CALU

Legend: = Core Habitat = Marginal Habitat Breeding Range Map The green area shows the predicted habitats for breeding only. The habitats were identified using 1991 satellite imagery, other datasets and experts throughout the state, as part of the Washington Gap Analysis Project. Click to enlarge distribution map Map with historical museum records Other maps & Information: NatureMapping observations throughout the year

If Gray Wolves still occur in Washington, they are most likely limited to the remote northern Cascades and the extreme northeast. There have been two reliable north Cascades sightings. Other sightings may have been Coyotes, or wolf-dog hybrids.

Range limits were drawn to encompass only the most remote areas of the north Cascades and northeastern Washington. All zones within the range were core with all habitats good except ice, developed and agriculture.

Range limits of this species are among the most uncertain of all the mammals in Washington. The breeding status is unknown but because the state was part of the original range of the Gray Wolf, all zones were considered core. It was once common throughout the forested areas of Washington, and only human presence makes these areas unsuitable today.

Translated from the Washington Gap Analysis Mammal Volume by Dave Lester
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