GREAT LAKES USA
Michigan / Minnesota / Wisconsin / Illinois / Indiana / Nebraska / North Dakota / South Dakota / Iowa
Gray Wolf (Canis lupus)
Great Plains Wolf (Canis lupus nubilus)
Eastern Timber Wolf (Canis lycaon, Canis lupus lycaon)
Population Statistics [No wolves, established packs.]
Legal Status; State Threatened Species and classifed as Federally Endangered by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service through the entire Sate of Illinois. Federally Endangered by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service south of Interstate 80.
Resources
US Fish and Wildlife Service (Gray Wolves in the Western Great Lakes)
Illinois Department of Natural Resources
IDNR New Conservation Laws
University of Illinois Extension
Organizations
Illinois News Resources & Publications
WIFR (Rockfort, Illinois)
Medill Reports (Chicago, Illinois)
Chicago Sun Times (Chicago, Illinois)
LATEST ILLINOIS NEWSWolf and Wildlife News from Illinois
- New Law Will Protect Illinois Birds From Deadly Building Collisions | Audubon Great Lakes
12th Feb 2022
- Ameren Illinois Creates Avian Protection Program To Help Save Birds of Prey and Migratory Species From Potential Hazards | RiverBender.com
03rd Aug 2020
Journal Articles
Where can wolves live and how can we live with them?. Mech LD. Biological Conservation. 2017 Jun
Illinois resident attitudes toward recolonizing large carnivores. Smith JB, Nielsen CK, Hellgren EC. The Journal of Wildlife Management. 2014 Jul
The original status of wolves in eastern North America. Nowak RM. Southeastern Naturalist. 2002 Jun;