Some lands are at too high an elevation to provide year-round wolf habitat. The remaining lands were not considered large enough to support enough deer and elk to sustain at least two wolves year-round. The result is that 78 percent of the area considered suitable wolf habitat on the Olympic Peninsula is within the Olympic National Park and 19 percent is on the Olympic National Forest. As the number of roads in an area increases, so does the number of deliberate, accidental or incidental killing of wolves by humans. Others might not.
Wolves are a wide-ranging species and their social structure promotes widespread dispersal.
As suitable habitat within Olympic National Park becomes occupied by wolves, it is likely that some wolves will disperse into surrounding lands. However, due to the lack of suitable habitat in these areas, it is unlikely they would be able to establish packs on lands outside the Park. Conversely, due to the concentration of prey and suitable habitat within the Park, it is likely that the majority of wolves would stay in the Park, where conditions are best. A management plan with procedures for controlling wolves that are preying on domestic animals or are otherwise a threat would need to be developed prior to reintroduction. That s one of the things that cannot be assessed without more information.