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Livestock depredation tables

Updated April 1, 2025

These tables include livestock investigations where the determination was confirmed or probable. The tables show
the number of confirmed and probable investigations statewide and in the west and east wolf management zones (WMZ),
not the number of depredation events.

Confirmed Depredation
Number of Investigations Number of Livestock Affected
Statewide
Confirmed
West
WMZ
East
WMZ
Cattle Sheep Other1
Injured  Killed2 Injured Killed Injured Killed
2009 4   4   1   28   1
2010 9   9 1 8        
2011 12   12   13        
2012 8   8 4 4 1 8    
2013 13   13 6 5 1 6   1
2014 11   11 3 2 13 30 2  
2015 9 1 8 2 3 1 10   1
2016 24 8 16 7 11 1 7 1 2
2017 17 1 16 3 11       2
2018 28 11 17 13 17       3
2019 16 9 7 1 13   6   1
2020 31 16 15 5 23     2 2
2021 49 9 40 12 38 5 23 7 11
2022 76 27 49 21 54   20 1 6
2023 73 11 62 25 56 2 8   2
2024 72 11 61 22 29 2 62 3  

1 Other refers to other species of livestock including goats, llamas, alpacas, and livestock working dogs. It does not include geese or chickens.
2 The killed columns include livestock animals that were killed by wolves and those that were euthanized.

Probable Depredation
  Number of Investigations Number of Livestock Affected
Statewide
Probable
West
WMZ
East
WMZ
Cattle Sheep Other
Injured  Killed Injured Killed Injured Killed
2009                  
2010 1   1   1        
2011 1   1   1        
2012 5   5 2 2       1
2013 2   2 1         1
2014 2   2   1       1
2015 2   2   1     2  
2016 3 1 2 1     1   1
2017                  
2018                  
2019 1 1         6    
2020 2   2 2 1        
2021 2 1 1 1 1        
2022 5   5 1 2   1 1 4
2023 4   4            
2024 12 1 11 1 5   9    

1 Other refers to other species of livestock including goats, llamas, alpacas, and livestock working dogs. It does not include geese or chickens.
2 The killed columns include livestock animals that were killed by wolves and those that were euthanized.