gray wolves

On Monday, July 8th, Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife Staff were called to a fenced pasture on the 4-O Ranch Wildlife area in Asotin County.  While there, staff discovered a dead calf, weighing between 400-450 pounds.  The livestock producer, who has authorization to graze livestock on the wildlife area through a permitted lease with WDFW, was contacted.   ...

A conservation group is offering a $7,500 reward for information that leads to a conviction in the death of a gray wolf in northeastern Washington.  Conservation Northwest said the female wolf was illegally killed in mid-May off Highway 20 east of Colville near the Little Pend Oreille National Wildlife Refuge.  ...

A federal appeals court has overturned a U.S. District Court’s dismissal of a lawsuit by environmental groups challenging a federal agency’s killing of wolves in Idaho.  Last week, a 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals panel ruled that a U.S. District Cour...

Both the Washington and Oregon departments of Fish and Wildlife reported an increase in the gray wolf population this month.  At least 126 wolves have been confirmed in Washington, 137 in Oregon.  Representative Dan Newhouse said the statistics show strong growth in the Northwest wolf population, which he says confirms what he’s been saying for years.   “As fa...

Lawmakers in western Washington have expressed concerns after the Department of Fish and Wildlife announced that a breeding pair had moved into Skagit County.  Sedro Woolley Republican Keith Wagoner is concerned about the threat those wolves pose livestock and pets.  ...

The Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife has confirmed a 16-week-old mastiff mix pup was killed by area gray wolves.  The dog carcass was found hundreds of feet from a home in Jackson County, in the southwestern portion of the state.   ODFW investigators said the owner had deterrent devices that were in use when the pup was killed.  The car...

The Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife has confirmed a wolf was shot and killed outside of Sprague Lake early last week.  WDFW said a ranch employee shot and killed a wolf chasing cattle in northeast Adams County February 4th.  Department officials say there are no documented packs in the area.   ...

Joel Kretz said it's time to “share the love” of Eastern Washington predatory wolves with the folks in Puget Sound, who want to protect the animals.  The proposal came after a Bainbridge Island lawmaker introduced legislation that would prohibit the lethal removal of gray wolves.  So, in respons...

Lawmakers have advanced legislation to keep operating an Idaho board that manages money to pay a federal and state agency to kill wolves that attack livestock and big game.  On Monday, the Senate Resources and Environment Committee voted to introduce legislation to repeal a section of Idaho law that would end the Idaho Wolf Depredation Control Board.  ...

The 2019 Oregon legislative session gets underway in Salem Tuesday, and the Oregon Farm Bureau says Cap and Trade and Wolves will be the top two issues the farming community should watch.  When it comes to Cap and Trade, OFB expressed concern that Oregon is trying to follow the lead of California.  OF...