Summary of Minnesota Wolf Depredation Data

Summary of Minnesota Wolf Depredation Data

Data tabulated by the International Wolf Center with data provided by USDA-Wildlife Services

PRIMARY ANIMALS TAKEN
YR	Est. Wolf Pop.	Verified Com- plaints	# of Farms	Wolves Killed	Annual Comp. a,b	adult cattle	calves	sheep	turkey	dogs
1979	1,235	16	12	6	$ 20,773	5	12	1	0	1
1980		28	17	21	$ 20,459	4	12	56	56	1
1981		60	38	29	$ 38,606	6	24	110	571	3
1982		34	27	20	$ 18,971	1	23	12	50	2
1983		40	28	42	$ 24,868	3	32	29	127	4
1984		35	19	36	$ 19,4578	2	8	92	294	6
1985		39	27	31	$ 23,559	4	19	75	0	2
1986		30	25	31	$ 14,444	7	19	13	285	1
1987		38	30	43	$ 24,234	5	19	9	1753	2
1988		50	35	59	$ 28,110	3	28	68	251	3
1989	1,521	58	41	81	$ 43,664	9	31	47	1636	10
1990		76	55	91	$ 42,739	2	35	112	693	11
1991		55	42	54	$ 32,206	5	30	31	977	9
1992		82	62	118	$ 23,339	10	45	38	132	6
1993		70	57	139	$ 30,996	16	41	23	682	6
1994		91	74	172	$ 34,328	14	68	14	113	8
1995		82	64	78	$ 29,697	14	49	15	93	8
1996	2,000- 2,200	99	69	154	$ 31,777	12	62	21	1612	10
1997		109	93	216	$ 39,309	20	81	35	1140	12
1998	2,450	145	99	161	$ 57,480	18	100	33	140	25
1999		90	87	163	$ 66,052	17	79	3	897	16
2000		84	84	148	$ 91,585	11	84	19	514	17
2001	2,600	53	48	109	$ 80,174	22	89	23	35	10
2002		96	86	146	$ 69,515	11	86	58	6	5
2003		58	67	125	$ 82,646	4	59	14	313	2
2004	3,020	66	53	105	$ 42,077	8	58	15	101	4
2005	3,020	93	68	134	$ 45,100	13	121	48	269	7
2006		91	73	122	$ 72,895	16	132	19	554	2
2007		102	63	133	$ 81,683	3	83	10	365	3
2008	2,921	75	66	143	$ 95,526	10	42	22	326	2
2009		85	73	195	$ 88,366	4	82	16	0	11
2010		130	93	192	$106,615	7	80	15	24	15
2011		109	84	203	$102,230	16	75	9	2	6
2012		86	78	215	$119,659	9	63	5	0	6
2013	2,423	60	53	95	$113,714	6	58	0	0	5
2014		69	67	172	$109,475	8	44	21	0	2
2015	2,221	115	99	213	$106,102	17	67	12	0	16
2016	2,278	92	76	183	$253,313	13	63	3	1	5
2017	2,856	89	76	190	$153,396	8	68	3	0	6
2018	2,655	113	97	189	$161.212	9	82	7	0	4
Avg.		72	58	114	$66,357	9	54	29	350	7
Last 5-yr Avg.		85	74	171	$147,200	10	60	8	.2	7
Total		2,880	2,308	4,568	$2,654,260	363	2,171	1,149	14,012	270

*Figures for 1979 may under-represent losses as the depredation program began July 1, 1977 with an accompanied low public awareness of the program.

*In some cases, livestock losses are compensated without verification of carcasses.

*The State Legislature increased the maximum compensation payment per animal from $400 to $750 in 1998.

*The MN Department of Agriculture began paying full market value for livestock losses due to wolves in 2001.