Entire wolf pack found poisoned to death in Oregon. Police have ‘exhausted’ all leads

 

At least 8 wolves, including an entire wolf pack, have been fatally poisoned in Oregon over the last year, and investigators are struggling to find whoever is responsible.

Months after launching an investigation, Oregon State Police say they’ve “exhausted all leads.”

In a Dec. 2 release, the OSP said it is “seeking public assistance in locating the person or persons” behind the poisonings.

The situation began in early 2021.In eastern Oregon, on Feb. 9, troopers with the OSP’s Fish and Wildlife Division went to investigate a collared gray wolf presumed dead by wildlife officials tracking the animal, according to the release. They presumed correctly.

Troopers found the wolf, along with two other males and two females — all five members of the Catherine Pack — laying lifeless in the snow. The pack died in Union County, southeast of Mount Harris, the release said...MORE