Defenders of Wildlife

Experts say trail cameras have captured new images of the only wolves known to live in Oregon’s northern Cascades.  According to the Oregonian, cameras, which are operated as part of a collaboration between Defenders of Wildlife and Cascadia Wild, caught pictures of the adult canids, believed to be the breeding pair of the White River Pack.  The pict...

Environmental groups held a community meeting in Portland Monday evening, to show opposition to the federal government’s proposal to remove the Gray Wolf from the Endangered Species list.  Congressman Earl Blumenauer spoke to those that gathered outside of the U.S. Fish an...

The Oregon Fish and Wildlife commission is finally set to vote on a plan for managing wolves in the state, after years of contentious meetings.  The Oregonian reported Monday the commission is expected to vote in March.   As in other northwestern states, wolves have been controversial in Oregon, with ranchers saying they wreak havoc on livestock and conservationists saying they play a key role in