Oregon’s wolf population increased last year after four years of nearly flat growth, with the animals continuing to expand their habitat westward, according to a new state report. The population grew ...

In early 2021, a young male wolf designated OR-93 slipped out of his pack’s territory in southern Oregon and started walking ...

More than 100 years ago, Oregon waged a war on wolves to the point where they were extirpated — becoming extinct in the state. These days, wolves are back and growing stronger. Conservationists say ...

Oregon's known wolf population grew by 13% overall and 79% in the western half of the state as canis lupus continued to spread in the Beaver State during 2025. The minimum number of wolves in Oregon ...

Oregon’s gray wolf population is continuing to grow and expand west, state wildlife officials said. The state wolf population grew from 204 to 230 animals in 2025, amounting to a 13% increase, the ...

Wolf advocates told a federal judge June 18 that wolves in the northern Rocky Mountains should have federal protection until wolves are established in Colorado, Utah, Arizona and New Mexico, too.

The number of wolves in Oregon grew to a minimum of 204 animals in 2024, the first meaningful population growth in nearly four years, according to the annual wolf report released April 11. The number ...

Oregon ranchers want higher payouts from the state to recoup their losses for cattle and other livestock killed by wolves. But the fate of a bill that would increase those payments will be determined ...

GRANTS PASS, Ore. - As long as wolves have been making their comeback, biologists and ranchers have had a decidedly Old West option for dealing with those that develop a taste for beef: Shoot to kill.