Wolf OR7

  • What does the Long Journey of OR7 and Other Wolves Teach Us?

    Ken Cole

    Can it dispell some ridiculous myths? ……Please? OR7, aka Journey, the wolf who travelled from northeast Oregon into northern California and now back to southern Oregon, isn’t unique among his species but for one thing, he is still alive.  After traveling long distance with a lot of people following his GPS collar from their computers and…

  • Luckless mating season is over. “Journey” OR(7) returns to Oregon from California

    Ralph Maughan

    Famous wolf’s inability to find a mate in California is not surprising- The West’s currently best known wolf, named “Journey” in a contest held by conservation groups, did not find a mate in California. Now mating season is over. The wolf, officially OR(7), has returned to SW Oregon, although his lack of a mate is…

  • Time Magazine does a feature on wolf OR7, “Journey”

    Ralph Maughan

    Big pile of stories grows on the wolf now named “Journey”- Time Magazine is one of the latest to do a feature on this story, one that has pleased and gladdened many and no doubt irritated those who see nothing good about the spread of the wolf.  The Terrifying Wonder of Journey, California’s Lone Wolf. By…

  • 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…

  • 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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