wolves

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.

The Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife is considering incremental lethal removal of a wolf or wolves from the Sherman wolf pack in response to a confirmed September 28th depredation in Ferry County.

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

The Washington State Department of Fish and Wildlife said last week it is considering a period of evaluation following repeated livestock depredations.  This comes following a series of depredations in the Kettle Mountains of Ferry County that left one calf dead, three calves injured and one wolf dead.  Th...

A bill is moving through the House of Representatives that would delist wolves from the Endangered Species Act, and it just passed out of a key committee.  The bill is sponsored by Wisconsin's Tom Tiffany and gained approval from the House Natural Resources Committee, and will now head to the full House for a vote.   ...

The state of Idaho is looking at expanding who is eligible for depredation compensation.  The Idaho Farm Bureau’s Dex Lake said House Bill 82 aims to include livestock losses deemed “possible” wolf or grizzly bear depredations.   “Currently, I...

Ask the Washington ranching community, and they’ll tell you about the struggles they continue to have with gray wolves.  In response, NE Washington Representative Andrew Engell has introduced legislation he says will manage the animals properly.  The Freshman ...

Oregon State Police is asking the public for help identifying the person(s) responsible for the poaching of a wolf in Union County. According to OSP Fish and Wildlife, on January 29th, troopers were called to the Catherine Creek Lane area, roughly 11 miles southeast of Union, where a wolf tracking collar was located...

The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service is offering a reward for information regarding the recent illegal killing of a gray wolf in Morrow County.  On November 8th, a radio-collared male gray wolf, known as OR 159, was found dead on private land twenty miles south of Heppner.  Morrow ...

Following five depredations in the southeast corner of the state, the Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife is now considering the lethal removal of a wolf or wolves from the Couse pack.  Investigators said those depredations date back to September 19th and have resulted in one dead calf, injuries to a cow, two calves and probable injuries to another cow. WDFW sai...