ODFW has confirmed Oregon’s second wolf kill of livestock this year.
A young calf was found dead Thursday afternoon on private land about 10-miles east of Joseph.
The other confirmed attack of this year took place about 22-miles to the north on May 5. Again, it was a single calf that was killed.
Both attack locations are not too far from where the Imnaha wolf pack has been spotted this spring. Four member of the pack are radio collared, so ODFW has been able to keep track of their movements. The agency says it’s unlikely that any of the collared wolves are responsible for the killings. ODFW has also been hazing the wolves, trying to convince them to get out of the valleys and back into the Wallowa National Forest.
ODFW says it’s considering taking additional steps. That could mean giving some ranchers permits to shoot at wolves caught in the act of attack livestock.
Meanwhile, there have been two other wolf kills in the area reported by area ranchers. But ODFW has not confirmed them.
compensate loss for death of calf. is it justification to kill a wolf that has not been seen killing a calf?
how many wolves are there in Imnaha, 10? with 6 of them being juvenile. and the 4 adults are radiocollared that are not responsible! then why open permits? a wolf slaughter for a cow slaughter? how many COWS are in this world? how many wolves? what makes it right to kill the wolves? i am so tired of humans ruling what they think the natural environment should look like?
*compensate loss for death of calf. is it justification to kill a wolf that has not been seen killing a calf?
how many wolves are there in Imnaha, 10? with 6 of them being juvenile. and the 4 adults are radiocollared that are not responsible! then why open permits? a wolf slaughter for a cow slaughter? how many COWS are in this world? how many wolves? what makes it right to kill the wolves? i am so tired of humans ruling what they think the natural environment should look like?*
you, know candice, raising cattle is a way of life and survival for these ranchers. I don’t know what you do for a living, but when your job is threatend, or your business, then you jump to defend it. I have been writing a research paper on the wolf reintroduction for the past 3 months, and the wolves’ population has increased so rapidly, and the depredation to livestock has been so great, that killing one or two wolves will simply be harmless. However, letting them go whereever they want and giving the opportunity to hunt livestock, or worse; pets and kids, only teaches them that we will do nothing. The idea behind the reintroduction was man-based, in an attempt to control a disturbed ecosystem. Now we need to keep up our job and maintain it; not let it get out of control. We cannot go from one extreme to the other. There must be balance.