depredations

There's a growing concern among Idaho ranchers about reporting wildlife damage. A proposed law could finally ease their worries and support local producers.

Washington state Senator Shelly Short has filed legislation that would require injunctions preventing the lethal removal of a wolf to be filed in the county in which the depredation takes place.

Eastern Oregon’s Cliff Bentz took to the House Floor Friday asking lawmakers to pass the Pet and Livestock Protection Act which would delist the gray wolf,

The Washington State Legislature has approved $390,000 for 2026, and another $390,000 for 2027, to help the Department of Fish and Wildlife develop new conflict-mitigation strategies for wolf recovery and livestock protection

Earlier this week, the Center for Biological Diversity announced its plans to sue the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service if a national gray wolf recovery plan is not developed.

On Friday, a King County Superior Court judge denied the request for a preliminary injunction to prevent the Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife from lethally removing a wolf from the Sherman pack in Ferry County

The Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife confirmed last week the Sherman Pack was responsible for another depredation in Ferry County.

Late last week, the Washington State Department of Fish and Wildlife authorized the lethal removal of one wolf from the Sherman pack in Ferry County.

A new study from Oregon State University-Extension links wolf presence to livestock revenue losses, as well as increased costs.

This year, the state Legislature passed SB 777, a now, the ODA is starting the process to update the administrative rules that will put this law into action