Oregon rancher approved to kill 2 wolves; advocates alarmed

Source: Associated Press


Updated 7:01 pm, Tuesday, April 10, 2018

BAKER CITY, Ore. (AP) — Oregon wildlife officials will allow a cattle rancher in remote northeastern Oregon to kill any two wolves — including a pregnant one — from a new pack that's been attacking calves.

The wolves in the new pack, dubbed the Pine Creek Pack, killed three calves and injured four more over a two-day period, the Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife said Tuesday. The pack roams along the Idaho state line and has eight members, including a breeding male and female and five yearlings.

The female is believed to be pregnant and could give birth in as little as a week, the agency said.

Wolf advocates blasted the decision and called it cruel to single out the pack when the breeding female was pregnant.

Read more: https://www.chron.com/news/us/article/Oregon-wildlife-officials-allow-rancher-to-kill-2-12823272.php