WEST COAST USA
Washington / Oregon / California / Alaska
Wolves in Protected Areas
Crater Lake National Park
Fremont-Winema National Forest
Gray Wolf (Canis lupus)
Northwestern Gray Wolf (Canis lupus occidentalis)
Northern Rocky Mountain Wolf (Canis lupus irremotus)
Population Statistics 110, 11 breeding pairs, 124 (2017), 137 (2018) 16 packs, 15 breeding pairs, 8 groups of 2-3,
Legal Status; Wolves throughout Oregon are delisted from the state Endangered Species Act (ESA). Wolves are still protected by the Wolf Plan and Oregon statute.Wolves west of Hwys 395-78-95 remain protected by the federal ESA. The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service is the lead management agency for wolves that occur west of Hwys 395-78-95.
Resources
U S Fish and Wildlife Service (Grey wolves in Northern Rocky Mountains)
Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife
Organizations
Predator Defense (Eugene, Oregon)
BARK (Portland, Oregon)
Blue Mountains Biodiversity Project (Fossil, Oregon)
Hells Canyon Preservation Council (Le Grande, Oregon)
Klamath-Siskiyou Wildlands Center (Ashland, Oregon)
Oregon Chapter Sierra Club (Oregon State)
Oregon Wild (Portland, Oregon)
Western Wolves (Western United States Coalition)
Western Watersheds Project (Tucson, AZ; Reseda, Ca; Boise, ID; Missoula, MT; Portland, OR; Pindale, WY)
Pacific Wolf Coalition (Washington State, Oregon, California)
Cascadia Wildlands (Eugene, Oregon; Cordova, Alaska)
Western Environmental Law Center (Eugene, Oregon; Helena, Montana; Taos. New Mexico)
Oregon News Resources & Publications
The Register- Guard (Eugene, Oregon)
Capital Press (Oregon)
East Oregonian (Pendleton, Oregon)
KVAL (Eugene, Oregon)
Wallowa County Chieftain (Enterprise, Oregon)
LATEST OREGON NEWSWolf and Wildlife News from Oregon
- Biden administration will reconsider northern spotted owl forest protection rollbacks | OPB
10th Mar 2021
- Oregon wolf appears to have found mate near Mt. Shasta | Herald and News
06th Feb 2021
- Infamous Lone Gray Wolf, OR-7, Presumed Dead, Left His Mark Forever | That Oregon Life
23rd Apr 2020
- Wolves in eastern Lane, Douglas counties recognized as new Indigo pack | KMTR
01st Mar 2020
- Game camera photographs gray wolf in new territory inside Jackson County | Mail Tribune
22nd Jan 2020
- Southern Oregon rancher builds fences and bridges to keep wolves at bay; Wolves have killed eight cattle over two years | OPB
21st Nov 2019
- MSU researchers make surprising wolf diet discovery, highlight ecosystem complexities | Mississippi State University
15th Nov 2019
- At Least 4 Wolf Pups Born Into Oregon’s Indigo Pack This Year | OPB
05th Oct 2019
- Oregon wildlife commissioners adopt hotly contested wolf management plan | oregonlive.com
09th Jun 2019
- Oregon wolf plan updated, detailing when wolves can be killed | Statesman Journal
06th Jun 2019
- Amid Blowback, Gov. Kate Brown Says She Opposes Removal of Gray Wolves From Endangered Species List | Willamette Week
23rd May 2019
- Rift in Oregon’s stance on gray wolves | The Bulletin
17th May 2019
- Rep. Earl Blumenauer to Attend Portland Rally Against Removal of Gray Wolf From Endangered Species List | Willamette Week
06th May 2019
- Gray wolf OR-54’s return to Nevada County part of ‘dispersal’ activity | TheUnion.com
24th Feb 2019
- Wildlife Commission to Finally Vote on Oregon Wolf Plan | Oregon News | US News
18th Jan 2019
- Rancher at odds with wolves as state looks to revise predator plan | KTVL
16th Jan 2019
- First wolf pups confirmed in Oregon’s northern Cascades | OregonLive.com
06th Sep 2018
- Famous Oregon wolf OR-7 sires 5th consecutive litter of pups | The Statesmen Journal
17th Aug 2018
- Wolf pups caught on cam in Jackson County | KOBI-TV NBC5 / KOTI-TV NBC2
15th Aug 2018
- OR7 – The Journey | Film Trailer
01st Aug 2018
Journal Articles
Wolves are back: Sociopolitical identity and opinions on management of Canis lupus. Hamilton LC, Lambert JE, Lawhon LA, Salerno J, Hartter J. Conservation Science and Practice. 2020 Apr
Carnivore Competition: Spatial and Dietary Implications of Gray Wolf Recolonization for Cougars in Northeast Oregon. Orning, E.K., 2019
Grasshopper consumption by grey wolves and implications for ecosystems. Barton BT, Hill J, Wolff CL, Newsome TM, Ripple WJ, Lashley MA. Ecology. 2019 Sep
Challenges to Gray Wolf Recovery in Washington, Oregon, and Northern California. Kriz, M.A., 2019.
Natural re-colonization and admixture of wolves (Canis lupus) in the US Pacific Northwest: challenges for the protection and management of rare and endangered taxa;
SA Hendricks, RM Schweizer, RJ Harrigan… – Heredity, 2018
Shifting environmental concern in rural eastern Oregon: the role of demographic and place-based factors. Boag AE, Hamilton LC, Hartter J, Stevens FR, Palace MW, Ducey MJ. Population and Environment. 2016 Dec
The Public Trust Doctrine and Wolf-Livestock Conflict Management in Oregon. Shaw R. Available at SSRN 2632732. 2015 Jul