wolf poaching

With a hefty reward on the line, the hunt is on for those responsible for the illegal killing of a gray wolf.

According to the Washington Gray Wolf Conservation and Management 2024 Annual Report, while the number of gray wolf packs in Washington increased in 2024, the state’s wolf count declined overall last year.   As of December 31st, 230 wolves were counted in 43 packs in Washington.  WDFW sai...

U.S. Fish and Wildlife is looking for the person or persons who killed a gray wolf in Central Oregon.  Investigators say on March 10th, Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife and State Police were called to a report of a dead male gray wolf near Sisters.  Th...

U.S. Fish and Wildlife has increased its reward for information after three wolves were found dead in central Washington.     Fish and Wildlife raised its reward to $10,000 for information leading to arrests and convictions after dead wolves were found in Klickitat and Okanogan counties.  Investigator...

Oregon’s Department of Fish and Wildlife are looking for the person(s) responsible for shooting and killing a wolf on BLM property in Baker County.  A black female, known as OR-88, was found dead October 3rd near Little Lookout Mountain, nine miles northeast of Durkee. OR-88 was part o...

Conservation organizations and groups are chipping in $7,300 of reward money for information leading to the arrest and conviction of those responsible for the poaching of an 18 month old female wolf in Baker County. The wolf was discovered by an elk hunter who reported it to the Oregon State Police ...