For information regarding the deaths of three endangered gray wolves from the same pack in southern Oregon, a government agency is offering a $50,000 reward.
Animal Safety
On December 29, two gray wolves’ collars transmitted a death signal. The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service said in a statement that when state wildlife officials arrived, they discovered three dead wolves—two with collars and one without.
Two wolves from the Gearhart Mountain Pack, an adult breeding female and a subadult, were collared. A subadult wolf was also killed by the other wolf.
There are seven wolves left in the pack, including a breeding male, according to the Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife.
The three wolves were killed approximately 310 miles southeast of Portland, in Klamath County, in southern Oregon, east of Bly. They were located approximately north of the Oregon–California border, spanning Klamath and Lake counties, an area known to be inhabited by wolves.
Found Dead
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The adult ram’s body was discovered Friday, roughly 70 miles southwest of Phoenix, next to an agricultural field close to Gila Bend, according to the Arizona Game and Fish Department. Investigators added that it appeared to have been shot over the weekend of January 13 and left for dead.
Authorities added that the prize is being funded in total by $6,000 from the Arizona Desert Bighorn Sheep Society, Arizona Deer Association, and Arizona Antelope Foundation, plus an additional $500 from the state department’s Operation Game Thief.
