$200 Unlawful Lend/Borrow Big Game Tags(s) $1,000 Bighorn Sheep, Rocky Mountain Goat and Moose Cash rewards can also be awarded for turning in people who destroy habitat, illegally obtain licenses/tags, and for the unlawful lending/borrowing of big game tags.
The Oregon Hunters Association TIP reward offers preference points or cash rewards for information leading to an arrest or issuance of a citation for the unlawful take/possession or waste of Bighorn Sheep, Rocky Mountain Goat, Moose, Elk, Deer, Antelope, Bear, Cougar, Wolf, Upland Birds, Waterfowl, Furbearers, Game Fish and Shellfish. Report Wildlife and Habitat Law Violators To learn about wolves in Oregon, specifically wolf-livestock conflicts, visit OSP is asking any person with information related to this investigation to contact the Oregon State Police through the OSP TIP Hotline: 1-80 or OSP (677) or TIP E-Mail: Please reference Case #SP21-033033. Oregon State Police Fish and Wildlife Troopers have continued in their investigation in the intervening months but have exhausted leads in the case.
Based upon the type of poison and locations, it was determined the death of the young female wolf may be related to the earlier six poisonings. Toxicology reports confirmed the presence of differing types of poison in both wolves. In both cases, the cause of death was not readily apparent, a necropsy and testing were conducted. In April, a deceased adult male wolf from the Five Points Pack was located west of Elgin, and in July, a young female wolf from the Clark Creek Pack was located northeast of La Grande. In addition, two more collared wolves were found deceased in Union County after the initial incidents. Lab results also indicated the suspected evidence confirmed a poisonous substance. In April, the USFWS submitted their examination reports with findings consistent with poisoning as the cause of death for all six wolves, the skunk, and two magpies. The evidence was submitted for testing and analysis. Troopers continued searching over the next few weeks as snow continued to melt and located evidence of suspected poisoning. The female wolf was dispersing from the Keating Pack.įish and Wildlife Troopers were initially hampered in investigating the scene due to snow levels and inclement weather. A search of the area located a deceased female wolf, a skunk, and a magpie all very close to the scene.Īll animals were collected and immediately submitted to the USFWS lab for testing. On March 11, Fish and Wildlife Troopers again received information from ODFW personnel of an additional wolf collar emitting a mortality signal in the same general location. The five wolves and magpie were collected and transported to the US Fish and Wildlife Service Forensics Lab in Ashland to determine the cause of death. An additional deceased magpie was also found in the vicinity of the deceased wolves.
The wolves were located southeast of Mount Harris, in Union County.įish and Wildlife Troopers and ODFW personnel, with the assistance of a helicopter, searched the area for anything of evidentiary value. It was later determined the wolves were from the Catherine Pack, with all known members present and deceased. Troopers responded to the area and located five deceased wolves - three males and two females. On February 9, Oregon State Police Fish and Wildlife Division Troopers received information from the Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife regarding a possibly deceased, collared wolf. Here's the rest of the OSP news release, in full: Wildlife advocates argue that continued protections are needed for the animals to rebound. but were wiped out in most places by the 1930s under government-sponsored poisoning and trapping campaigns.
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