WDFW May Remove NE Washington Wolf

The Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife is discussing the possibility of killing a wolf, or multiple wolves, from the Onion Creek wolf pack in the northeast corner of the state.  As of last week, staff have investigated three confirmed depredation events in the pack territory across Stevens and Pend Oreille counties, resulting in three dead livestock within a period of 30 days.  These confirmed depredations took place on August 10th, August 15th and September 9th.

WDFW staff discussed the depredations and use of non-lethal measures in this pack territory. Non-lethal deterrents in this case include:   

• Daily to near-daily range riding,    

• Human presence,  

• Removing sick and injured livestock   

• Livestock carcass sanitation 

Staff assessed how to most effectively address this situation moving forward and will provide a recommendation to WDFW’s Director within the coming days.

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