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Oregon Wolf Recovery Updates
Updates on Oregon Wolf Recovery
2012
- March - Conservationists celebrate defeat of the most recent misguided wolf kill bill brought by the Oregon Cattlemen's Association!
- February - Oregon Cattlemen's Association introduce another wolf kill bill that declares a state of emergency, circumvents state Endangered Species Act, and fast tracks killing of wolves including Journey's home pack - the Imnaha (read our public testimony and a letter from 21 conservation groups opposing the bill) Meanwhile his sibling is illegally killed in Idaho. Journey's story continues to draw international attention to wolf recovery and helps make the case for protecting wilderness.
- January - As expected, the Oregon Cattlemen's Association and anti-wildlife interests teamed up with their political allies to introduce yet another wolf
kill bill. On the same day, that Oregon Wild announced the winners in the kids naming and art contest for the wolf known as Journey, the first known photo of the history-making wolf from the Imnaha Pack surfaced in the Medford Mail Tribune.
2011
- December - After a historic journey, OR-7 becomes the first wolf in California in 87 years. Meanwhile, the naming and art contest draws international attention. Washington finalizes a wolf plan, wolves are delisted in the Great Lakes while slaughter continues elsewhere in the west. Anti-wolf activists attack a successful local business in Northeast Oregon while other wolf-tourism outfits thrive. Meanwhile Oregon's well-intentioned wolf compensation program could be derailed by the same forces.
- November - Conservationists cheer as Oregon confirms the first wolf west of the Cascades since 1947. An education campaign and contest is announced for the historic wolf - OR7. Meanwhile, in eastern Oregon livestock industry activists and wolf haters fight local business embracing ecotourism
- October - Oregon confirms a fourth wolf pack after Oregon Wild and conservation partners went to court in defense of wolves. Almost immediately a judge ordered an end to the state-sanctioned hunt for 2 of Oregon's 14 endangered wolves. As the state spins the killing program, a national publication asks if wolves are still facing a firing squad.
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September - ODFW approves kill order for Imnaha Pack & a frustrated public responds. Wolf eco-tourism receives positive attention while anti-wildlife interests continue to whip up controversy. Meanwhile wolf hunts begin in Idaho and Montana.
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August - Oregon Wild leads second ever Wolf Rendezvous to great reviews. New compensation bill receives mixed reviews. Wildlife killing fund flies under the radar. ODFW confirms a single wolf pup (video) as others disperse. Washington finalizes a conservation plan.
- July - New research underscores important role of wolves & other predators. A wolf pack with pups is confirmed in the Washington Cascades and a final anti-wildlife bill slips under the radar in Salem.