How Wolves Returned to MichiganPhoto Credit: Michigan Department of Natural Resources Michigan uses trailcams to get a more accurate estimate of the states wolf population. Get our free mobile appToday, Michigan's known wolf population remains confined to the U.P. How Michigan Protects and Counts WolvesPhoto Credit: Michigan Department of Natural Resources Michigan uses trail cams and snow prints to estimate the state's wolf population. Michigan Wolf Population Estimate - 2 A black gray wolf captured on an Upper Peninsula trail camera in May of 2024. Photo Credit: Michigan Department of Natural Resources A trail camera captures a gray wolf in Michigan's Upper Peninsula in 2022.