gray wolves

As the state looks at life after the Gray Wolf has been delisted, the Washington Cattlemen’s Association said it’s important a plan be in place to ensure all parties are represented.  Executive Vice President Sarah Ryan, told the Washington Ag Network several conservation and agriculture groups, including the Washington Cattlemen’s Association, the Cattle Producers of Washington and the Farm Burea

An Oregon State Police trooper was called out to Union County Monday after a hunter shot and killed what turned out to be a wolf.  A 38-year-old man from Clackamas told investigators he was elk hunting by himself when he noticed animals moving around him.  Af...

The National Cattlemen’s Beef Association and Public Lands Council say a recent court decision regarding the gray wolf demonstrates the need for modernizing the Endangered Species Act.  Earlier this week, the D.C. Circuit Court of Appeals upheld the listing of the gray wolf under the Endangered Species Act in the Western Great Lakes Region.   P...

Washington has issued new rules that reportedly allow the Department of Fish and Wildlife to move quicker when a wolf pack preys on livestock.  According to state officials, the new rules will help reduce the number of deaths of both wolves and livestock.  ...

A Northeast Oregon gray wolf was unintentionally killed by a cyanide device used by the U.S. Department of Agriculture.  The Oregon Department of Fish & Wildlife and the USDA acknowledged last week’s killing.  The male, 100-pound wolf was a member of the Shamrock Pack and believed to be less than 2 years old.   The federa...

Wolves and a host of other animals are hot button issues in the ag community.  On the state level, several lawmakers, most recently Joel Kretz have called for the Gray Wolf to be delisted in some form in portions of Eastern Washington.   That sentiment is repeated in Washington D.C.  Both ...

Waucondan Representative Joel Kretz has introduced a bill in Olympia that would de-list the gray wolf as an endangered species along Eastern Washington counties that border Canada.   Kretz said he’s seen firsthand the damage wolves can do.   “...