OR 2024 wolf report is released
By Terry Murry on Friday, April 11th, 2025 in Columbia Basin News Eastern/Southeast Oregon News More Top Stories Northeastern Oregon News
SALEM – The Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife has released its annual report and census of wolves in the state. The minimum known count of wolves was 204, an increase of 15 percent over 2023. A total of 25 packs were documented, with 17 packs containing breeding pairs.
Wolves continued to expand westward with five new packs in the West Wolf Management Zone. A total of 27 wolf mortalities were documented, 22 of which were human-caused.
There were 69 confirmed events of livestock depredation during 2024, compared to 73 the year before. Three wolves were lawfully killed by livestock producers when they were caught in the act of attacking livestock.
In the East Wolf Management zone there were 58 confirmed depredations, compared to 62 in 2023. Depredation on sheep increased and occurred in eight different pack areas. During 2024, 11 individuals or groups of wolves reached chronic depredation status in the EWMZ’s federally delisted area. Authorization was given in nine groups for incremental removal. A total of 11 wolves from six groups were lethally removed.
The full wolf report is available at https://dfw.state.or.us/wolves/docs/oregon_wolf_program/2024_FINAL_Annual_Wolf_Report_250410.pdf.
