Yahoo

Oregon politicians should not cave to rancher demands for expanded wolf payments

Promoting fear of wolves undermines conservation by promoting policies favoring lethal control over coexistence, a conservationist says. (Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife) Oregon Senate Bill 777 ...
KTVZ

Oregon reports 15% rise in wolf population in 2024; number of packs also on the rise

SALEM, Ore. (KTVZ) -- The minimum known count of wolves in Oregon at the end of 2024 was 204 wolves, up from 178 last year, according to the Oregon Wolf Conservation and Management annual report ...
KTVZ

U.S. House votes to delist gray wolves: Bentz in support, Bynum, fellow Oregon Democrats opposed

The U.S. House voted mostly along party lines Thursday to approve a bill that would remove Endangered Species Act protections ...
East Oregonian

Wolf population up 15% in 2024

SALEM — Oregon’s estimated wolf population grew by about 15% in 2024, rising from 178 to 204 animals, according to the annual wolf conservation and management report the Oregon Department of Fish and ...
KGW8

Wolf delisting decision officially ratified into Oregon law

SALEM, Ore. -- Oregon Gov. Kate Brown signed a controversial bill into law Tuesday morning that affirms her agency’s decision to remove wolves from the state endangered species list. House Bill 4040 ...
KOIN 6

Oregon’s wolf population moderately increases for first time in several years

PORTLAND, Ore. (KOIN) — For the first time in several years, Oregon’s wolf population has seen some significant growth. The Oregon Department of Fish & Wildlife unveiled data on the conservation and ...
Center for Biological Diversity

Oregon’s Wolf Population Rises 15% But Illegal Killings Continue

PORTLAND, Ore.— Oregon’s wolf population grew by 15% in 2024, marking the first year of double-digit growth since 2019, according to a report released today by the state Department of Fish and ...
Oregonian

$30,500 reward offered for information on gray wolf killed near Sisters

Environmental groups and the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service are seeking help from the public in investigating the killing this month of a gray wolf near Sisters. State and federal officials responded ...
The Bellingham Herald

Endangered apex predator found dead in Oregon, officials say. $30.5K reward offered

Wildlife officials are looking for information about a gray wolf that was found dead in Oregon. Kevin Fabila via Unsplash An endangered gray wolf was found illegally killed in Oregon, wildlife ...
Jefferson Public Radio

New bill would hike Oregon’s lodging tax to protect imperiled wildlife, habitat

Oregon lawmakers are bringing back a bipartisan bill that would raise the state lodging tax to pay for wildlife and habitat ...
OPB

Wildlife Agency May Stop Tracking Wandering Wolf OR-7

Oregon’s famous wandering wolf OR-7 may soon be dropping off the maps. State wildlife officials announced that they don’t plan to recollar the wolf – meaning that his future travels across the West ...