Statewide, the wolf population is down by an estimated 106 wolves compared to the estimated 2024 wolf population of 1,235. Overall, the state wolf population has been declining since 2020, when state officials estimated more than 1,650 wolves lived in Idaho. While the wolf population is going downward, state officials want to see it reduced even more. “In our plan, our objective is to reduce the statewide wolf population to around 500 animals,” Mosby said during the July 16 meeting. The new method produces a wolf population estimate for May of the previous year.