Three More Members Of Lookout Mountain Pack Killed

The Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife announced this week that three more wolves from the Lookout Mountain pack in Baker County were killed. ODFW said one yearling and two 6-month-old juveniles were killed during a recent helicopter flight. The Lookout Mountain pack has been involved in a dozen livestock depredations since July.

The most recent depredation happened last weekend, but before that, the LMP had not been involved in a depredation for about a month; not since ODFW removed three other wolves from the pack on September 17^th. With these recent lethal actions, ODFW said no further control of the Lookout Mountain pack will take place at this time.

Eight wolves have been removed from the pack since lethal control was first authorized in late July. As many as three wolves remain—the collared breeding female and up to two juvenile wolves.

"We've seen good results from incremental removal in the past, when removing a few members of the pack reduced or even stopped further depredations," said Roblyn Brown, ODFW Wolf Coordinator. "It's disappointing that was not the case this time."

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