Confirmed Wolf Depredation and Lethal Removal in Wallowa County

By Garrett Christensen on Wednesday, March 22nd, 2023 in More Top Stories Northeastern Oregon News

WALLOWA COUNTY – (Information from the Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife) ODFW have confirmed an additional wolf depredation in Wallowa County. The incident took place on Saturday, March 18, on private land near Flora and resulted in the death of three yearling calves. The attack was confirmed to have been from a wolf of the WA-139 group.

Following this recent depredation, along with several previous incidents, the affected livestock producer made use of a previously issued lethal removal permit, with ODFW stating:

“A juvenile wolf from the WA139 group of wolves was shot and killed by a producer with a lethal removal permit Sunday, March 19 on the private land pasture in Wallowa County where livestock are present. This producer experienced an additional depredation Saturday morning when three yearling calves were killed by wolves in the same pasture as the previous three depredations. The producer’s permit allows for the take of one additional wolf and is valid until April 11, 2023.”