‘Area of Known Wolf Activity’ updated for OR 131
By Logan Bagett on Monday, February 12th, 2024 in Eastern/Southeast Oregon News Featured Stories More Top Stories
GRANT / HARNEY / CROOK COUNTIES – According to the latest wolf updates from the Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife, the Area of Known Wolf Activity (AKWA) has been updated for OR 131. The agency reports that back in September of 2023, “A collared disperser, OR131, from the Lookout Mountain Pack became resident in the northern portion of the Silvies Unit during the summer with locations in Crook, Grant and Harney counties.”
Find the updated AKWA map for OR 131 here:
(From the ODFW)
Within Areas of Known Wolf Activity (AKWA) certain preventative measures are recommended to minimize wolf-livestock conflicts. Though not required, non-lethal measures are important to reduce depredation. If depredation becomes chronic and lethal control become necessary, ODFW’s ability to lethally remove depredating wolves will be dependent on the extent that non-lethal measures have been used and documented. Wolves west of Highway 395 in Harney County are currently listed as endangered under the Federal Endangered Species Act, so all management related to harassment and take of wolves is regulated by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, not ODFW. Wolves west of Highway 395 in Harney County are currently listed as endangered under the Federal Endangered Species Act, so all management related to harassment and take of wolves is regulated by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, not ODFW.
