Earlier this year, Gov. Kate Brown signed a bill affirming the Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife’s decision to remove wolves from the state Endangered Species Act and essentially block judicial review. Although the delisting decision and subsequent passage and signing of HB 4040 dealt wolf recovery a blow, the wolf conservation and management plan ultimately determines the fate of …
Workshop focuses on wolf management in Eastern Oregon
Despite killing four wolves from the Imnaha Pack earlier this year for repeatedly attacking livestock, the Oregon Department of Fish & Wildlife reiterated the value of non-lethal deterrents during a workshop Friday in Pendleton. Eastern Oregon ranchers and county officials gathered at Blue Mountain Community College to hear presentations on the science and economics of dealing with wolves. The …
Shamrock wolf pack kills llama; Northern Wallowa County rancher accustomed to wolves
Yep a Rancher saw wolves in the area 3 weeks before the llama was killed…. Of course they said wolves did it… Oregon is really getting out of hand!! ENTERPRISE OREGON — Members of the Shamrock wolf pack killed a llama near the Washington border earlyMonday morning. A report released by Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife said a cattle …
Ethics Complaint Filed against OR Lawmakers over Wolf Bill / Public News Service
PORTLAND, Ore. – The conservation group Cascadia Wildlands filed an ethics complaint on Monday against three Oregon state representatives. The group says the lawmakers misrepresented House Bill 4040, which approved the state’s decision to remove the gray wolf from the endangered species list. Last month, the Oregon Court of Appeals cited the bill when it threw out a challenge to …