Confirmed Wolf Depredation in Union County

Union County – (Release from the Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife) 

Date Investigated: 9/15/22 

Cause of death/injury: Confirmed

General situation and animal information: On 9/14/22, a herder found a 120 lb. dead sheep in a private commercial timber land allotment. The organs were missing from the carcass, as was tissue on the front quarters and spine. It was estimated that the sheep died approximately 72 hours prior to the investigation. 

Physical evidence and summary of findings: There were four pre-mortem, ¼-inch diameter, canine tooth punctures with associated underlying tissue trauma on the face and additional pre-mortem bite marks on the neck. The evidence present on the carcass was consistent with wolf attacks on sheep. This confirmed depredation is attributed to the Balloon Tree Pack.

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