The number of grey wolves in and around Voyageurs National Park in far northern Minnesota dropped by 19 percent compared to last year—and by about 31 percent over the past two years— according to a new report from researchers who have intensively studied wolves in the region for over a decade.

Researchers with the Voyageurs Wolf Project counted 99 wolves, including 22 lone wolves, in the area spanning the national park near International Falls and a large chunk of land south of the park. That’s the lowest number of wolves in the area in the past eleven years—nearly equal to another low point in 2020.

But the drop wasn’t that surprising to Tom Gable, who leads the project. That’s because the number of deer in the area dropped by more than 50 percent over the past three to four years, foll

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