Confirmed Wolf Depredation in Baker County

Baker County – (Release from Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife) August 15, 2022 – Baker County (Little Lookout area)

Date Investigated: 8/15/22                            Cause of death/injury: Confirmed 

General situation and animal information: On 8/15/22, a livestock producer observed an approximately 500 lb., 5-month-old, injured calf in a 2800-acre private-land grass pasture. It was estimated that the injuries to the calf occurred 10-14 days prior to the investigation. 

Physical evidence and summary of findings: There were more than 50 pre-mortem bite scrapes measuring up to three inches long and ¼ inch wide on the left and right hind legs above the hocks at the edges of a four-by-four inch open wound up to two inches deep. The severity, size, and locations of these wounds are consistent with injuries to cattle attacked by wolves. This depredation is attributed to wolves of the Lookout Mountain Pack.

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