For example, the plan sets a minimum population threshold of 300 wolves through 2022 but it doesn’t ensure that any particular zone doesn’t become overpopulated with the predators, said Todd Nash, wolf committee chairman of the Oregon Cattlemen’s Association. Mateusz…
The document sets a threshold of 15 wolf packs. Above that number, wolves will be managed like other predators in the state. When the population falls below the threshold, management becomes more conservative, with an eye toward preventing animals from…
In another significant change, one of the three strikes against a pack can be a “probable” depredation. Previously, only “confirmed” kills were counted, leaving out cases in which wildlife investigators were fairly sure wolves had killed livestock, but too little…
Free flow of information missing from wolf policy from Capital Press Managing wildlife — especially hot button predators such as wolves — requires total openness on the part of all parties. Ranchers, conservationists, members of the public and even critics…