Lamb killed by wolf in Wallowa County; permit to kill wolves ends with none taken
By Joe Hathaway on Monday, June 3rd, 2024 in More Top Stories Northeastern Oregon News
WALLOWA COUNTY — Another wolf attack in Wallowa County sees a producer losing a lamb.
According to the Oregon Department of Fish & Wildlife, an unknown wolf or wolves in the Minam Wildlife Management Unit killed a seventh-month old lamb on private land in the Lostine area on May 27.
This latest attack comes as a lethal permit issued for the Grouse Flats Pack in Wallowa County has expired, with no wolves removed.
The permit was issued on May 3 and expired on May 28.
Another lethal permit was permitted to a producer in the Lostine area to remove a wolf in the Lostine area earlier in May. That permit expires on June 30.
