Oregon Wolves

  • Deer hunter may have first photo of wolf OR7 in the wild

    Ralph Maughan

    Wolf is stealthy, but trail camera probably took his picture last fall- On Nov. 14, an Oregon deer hunter’s trail camera probably took the only photo of famous wolf OR7 in the wild. Since then the wolf has moved into northern California. Here is the story and photos in the Ashland Mail Tribune. Deer hunter’s photo…

  • Wolf OR7 now just ten miles from California border (see update)

    Ralph Maughan

    Update. Famous wolf has now crossed into California. Story. Wolf is now in California. AP After migrating across Oregon, but pausing for about a month south of Crater Lake N. P., wolf OR7 has begun to move southward again. He is now just 10 miles north of the CA border, a very easy day’s walk…

  • At year’s end 25 wolves in Oregon

    Ralph Maughan

    Wolf population grows slowly in Oregon Despite a moderate amount of what is euphemistically called “wolf control” in Oregon this year, the wolf population grew a bit with a count of 25 wolves at year’s end. It was 24 until a few days ago when a new pup (now about 7 months old) was discovered…

  • Now famous, wolf OR(7) has settled down near Crater Lake.

    Ralph Maughan

    Some hope he meets a female or goes to California. For now his travels have ended, and he is little seen- Over the last last 3-4 months wolf OR7, a young adult disperser from NE Oregon’s Imnaha Pack, has captured the imagination of the many as he has wandered diagonally with many loops and turns…

  • Wallowa County wolf compensation panel appointments rile a dozen conservation groups

    Ralph Maughan

    Oregon governor is told county failed to include at least two pro-wolf voices as required by state law- This year the Oregon legislature passed a law authorizing each county to set up a committee to handle livestock interest claims for wolf damage. The claims will be paid by Oregon taxpayers. The idea behind the law…

  • Have there really been no wolf-related deaths of humans in the Rocky Mountain states?

    Ralph Maughan

    We hear this from wolf supporters all the time. The Oregonian checks to see if it is true- We also hear from many of those who didn’t want wolves reintroduced that an attack and human death, probably of a child, is imminent. There are also sometimes hints in stories and rhetoric that sound as though…

  • Social conflict disguised as conflict over wolves heats up in NE Oregon

    Ralph Maughan

    Flare up over bed n’ breakfast gives insight to repression that is usually more subtle- Recently we did a story on a controversy over license for a tiny bed n’ breakfast in Wallowa County near Joseph, OR, “NE Oregon . . . get friendly with wolf watchers and lose your property rights.” Since then matters…

  • Far traveling Oregon wolf to get name?

    Ralph Maughan

    Oregon Wild announces contest to name the wolf, now just “OR7”, that has crossed the state, maybe headed for California- The conservation group Oregon Wild just announced a two-part contest for Oregon children and teenagers to suggest names for “OR-7”.  This lone wolf’s 300 journey across Oregon has captured the imagination of many. Here is…

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