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Feb 9, 2024 · PORTLAND, Oregon – The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service is seeking information regarding the deaths of three endangered gray wolves east of Bly in southern Oregon. The deaths occurred in an area of known wolf activity, as defined by the Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife (ODFW), that stretches across Klamath and Lake counties.
The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service said in a statement Friday that the three wolves were found east of the rural community of Bly in southern Oregon last year. On Dec. 29 the digital collars...
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A federal agency is offering a $50,000 reward for information about the deaths of three endangered gray wolves from the same pack in southern Oregon.
The collars from two gray wolves sent a mortality signal Dec. 29. State wildlife officials responded and found three dead wolves, two with collars and one without, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service said in a statement.
The collared wolves were an adult breeding female and a subadult from the Gearhart Mountain Pack. The other wolf killed was also a subadult.
The Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife said it is aware of seven wolves remaining in the pack, including a breeding male.
Officials did not indicate in the statement how the wolves died. A phone message left Saturday seeking more information was not immediately returned.
Meanwhile, wildlife officials are investigating the illegal killing of a desert bighorn sheep in southwest Arizona and teaming up with local hunting and conservation groups to post a $6,500 reward for information leading to the arrest and prosecution of anyone responsible.
The Arizona Game and Fish Department said Friday the carcass of the adult ram was found not far from a farm field near Gila Bend, about 70 miles southwest of Phoenix. It apparently had been shot and left for dead around the weekend of Jan. 13, investigators said.
The Arizona Desert Bighorn Sheep Society, Arizona Deer Association and Arizona Antelope Foundation are contributing a combined $6,000 to the reward and the state department's Operation Game Thief another $500, authorities said.
"There is no justifiable reason to poach an animal during a closed season and leave it to waste. Poachers are not hunters or sportsmen; they are criminals who are stealing from the residents of Arizona," said Travis Clarkson, a wildlife manager in the department's Yuma region.
"Due to the location of the crime scene, a hunter, an off-highway vehicle user, or a field worker near the area may have seen something or heard something that may assist officers in solving this case," he said.
Anyone with information is encouraged to call the Operation Game Thief Hotline toll-free at 1-800-352-0700.
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Feb 10, 2024 · BLY, Ore. - The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service is offering a $50,000 reward for information that leads to an arrest and conviction of the person or people responsible for the deaths of three endangered gray wolves in southern Oregon.
Feb 9, 2024 · The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service is asking for information about the deaths of three endangered gray wolves east of Bly in southern Oregon.
The killing of three federally protected gray wolves in southern Oregon has drawn a $50,000 reward offer from the Fish and Wildlife Service, even as the agency moves at an uncertain pace toward a bigger Endangered Species Act decision about the iconic canine.
Feb 11, 2024 · A federal agency is offering a $50,000 reward for information about the deaths of three endangered gray wolves from the same pack in southern Oregon. The collars from two gray wolves sent a ...
