Update: Investigation into Possible Wolf Death in Union County

May 3, 2012  |   Filed under: Latest News,Oregon Wolf News  |   Posted by:

May 2, 2012 – Oregon State Police (OSP) Fish & Wildlife Division, with the assistance of Oregon Department of Fish & Wildlife (ODFW), is continuing the investigation into the death of a possible wolf found mid-March in northeast Oregon’s Union County. Genetic tests to confirm if the animal is a wolf are still to be completed and the ongoing investigation confirmed the death is a crime. OSP is seeking public tips to help solve the case.

On March 16, 2012 at approximately 8:30 a.m. OSP Fish & Wildlife Senior Trooper Kris Davis received a call regarding the discovery of a possible deceased wolf on private property about 6 miles north of Cove, Oregon. Davis and Sergeant Isaac Cyr responded and contacted the property owner and person who reported finding the deceased animal to Oregon Department of Fish & Wildlife that morning.

After taking possession of the 97-pound animal, OSP took it to a local veterinarian for x-rays. The initial examination didn’t confirm a cause of death. A necropsy confirmed the cause of death was the result of a criminal act. The actual cause is not being released at this time but the investigation indicates the animal had been dead about one week.

Wolves are protected by the state Endangered Species Act throughout Oregon. Except in the defense of human life or with a special permit, it is unlawful to kill a wolf. Doing so is a Class A misdemeanor punishable by up to one year in jail and a fine up to $6,250.

Anyone with information regarding this investigation is asked to contact Senior Trooper Kris Davis at (541) 963-7175 ext. 4673 or email kris.davis@state.or.us.

Update: Investigation into Possible Wolf Death in Union County
05/02/2012
Senior Trooper Kris Davis
Oregon State Police – La Grande
Fish & Wildlife Division
(541) 963-7175 ext. 4673Oregon State Police (OSP) Fish & Wildlife Division, with the assistance of Oregon Department of Fish & Wildlife (ODFW), is continuing the investigation into the death of a possible wolf found mid-March in northeast Oregon’s Union County. Genetic tests to confirm if the animal is a wolf are still to be completed and the ongoing investigation confirmed the death is a crime. OSP is seeking public tips to help solve the case.On March 16, 2012 at approximately 8:30 a.m. OSP Fish & Wildlife Senior Trooper Kris Davis received a call regarding the discovery of a possible deceased wolf on private property about 6 miles north of Cove, Oregon.Davis and Sergeant Isaac Cyr responded and contacted the property owner and person who reported finding the deceased animal to Oregon Department of Fish & Wildlife that morning.After taking possession of the 97-pound animal, OSP took it to a local veterinarian for x-rays. The initial examination didn’t confirm a cause of death. A necropsy confirmed the cause of death was the result of a criminal act. The actual cause is not being released at this time but the investigation indicates the animal had been dead about one week.

Wolves are protected by the state Endangered Species Act throughout Oregon. Except in the defense of human life or with a special permit, it is unlawful to kill a wolf. Doing so is a Class A misdemeanor punishable by up to one year in jail and a fine up to $6,250.

Anyone with information regarding this investigation is asked to contact Senior Trooper Kris Davis at (541) 963-7175 ext. 4673 or email kris.davis@state.or.us.
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  • theraini1

    I have quit eating beef. My boyfriend a deer hunter has as well. We check to make sure our potatoes are not from Idaho. Places my family have traveled to for generations , we will never visit again.   If wolves can’t exist because of ranchers, then to me ranchers are a cancer on this earth. 

    • LifewithWolves

      Not sure where all of your misinformation comes from. This incident happened in Oregon, not Idaho. There goes your potato boycott.
      Not one rancher in Union and Wallowa County has ever killed or poached a wolf.
      Ranchers in Wallowa County have done applied every non-lethal method to spare the life of wolves.
      This is not a matter of wolves vs. ranchers in Oregon. It is about the right to protect personal property that includes not only cattle, but also horses and pets, BEFORE they are dead.
      And while you are at boycotting the wrong people, please stop using any products that contain beef by-products.
      Here is a list to help you out. Don’t forget not to feed your dogs and cats anything that contains beef, too. http://www.lifewithwolves.org/home/?p=11541

      Start boycotting everything that has to do with sheep, too. Wolves have started to kill sheep in Umatilla County, Oregon, and the farmers don’t like that either. So now you can vilify not only ranchers who DO NOT want wolves eradicated, now you can aim hatred toward sheep farmers, too.
      And I almost forgot. Start boycotting the equine industry, too. They have lost horses and mules to wolves, and really don’t like the policy of accepting that wolves reign above humans either. The same goes for dogs who have gotten killed “in town” in Montana, Idaho and Wyoming. So now you have to hate and boycott dog owners, too.

      BTW, quit shooting Ungulates to protect wolves if you really believe what you just wrote. You are taking away from the natural prey from wolves.

      The cancer of the earth are the people who don’t take the time to educate themselves with mere less or more than the Bible of radical environmentalists and animal right activists who will say anything to achieve their goal: To remove people from their privately owned land in order to make the Pacific Northwest into a National Park.

      Not managing wolf populations will lead to an unhealthy population of Ungulates. Just ask ODFW and US Fish & Wildlife. They AGREE!

      We’ll talk more again, once it comes to your front door, your neighbors, family and friends.