Authorities say they will capture and kill two young wolves from the Imnaha pack in northeastern Oregon due to another confirmed livestock kill. The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service said Monday that an investigation determined a calf carcass found Saturday near Joseph was the product of a wolf kill. They say nonlethal measures such as electric fences have not kept the pack from livestock, so lethal controls are in order. The plan is to capture and kill two sub-adults from the pack, which numbers 10 to 14 wolves. The idea is that will discourage the pack from attacking livestock without affecting breeding...more
And of course the CBD has filed suit. See Lawsuit Filed to Stop Unlawful Killing of Endangered Wolves in Oregon
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