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Michigan’s gray wolf population seems to have settled in at around 700.
The results of the state Department of Natural Resources survey released yesterday pegged the total at 695, divided among 143 packs.
The survey was conducted over the winter. It does not include pups born this spring, nor does it include 15 wolves living on Isle Royale.
All of the wolves are beloved to live in the Upper Peninsula, despite some occasional sightings below the bridge.
Dan Kennedy, the acting chief of the DNR’s Wildlife Division, says the numbers indicate that Michigan’s grey wolf population has recovered, since being nearly wiped out in the 1970s.
It is believed that the number will continue to stay around 700 for the foreseeable future.
