The illegal killing of three gray wolves and two golden eagles in Wallowa County, Eastern Oregon, is being investigated by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service ( Service ) and the Oregon State Police ( OSP). According to the Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife ( ODFW), the deaths occurred in a region where there is known wolf activity. The Service is offering a$ 25, 000 compensation for any information that leads to an arrest, a criminal conviction, or civil penalties analysis.
In southeastern Wyoming, a golden eagle perched on a power pole. Energy wires are the tallest buildings that can be perched and nest in some areas of the Great Basin.
From February through March, OSP Troopers located the remains of the wolves, raptors, a cat and a fox in the Lightning Creek drain, a river to the Imnaha River. This area is located about 11 miles northeast of the city of Imnaha, Oregon, in the Snake River Wildlife Management Unit and the Wallowa-Whitman National Forest. The adult gray wolf, adult gray wolf, and uncollared black juvenile bear, two golden eagles, cat, and fox were all found to be poisoned through testing and examinations by the Clark R. Bavin National Fish and Wildlife Forensics Laboratory.
Gray coyotes are protected by Oregon state law but not endangered under the Endangered Species Act, which protects them south of Highway 395 in Wallowa County. The Migratory Bird Treaty Act and the Bald and Golden Eagle Protection Act both protect raptors from federal law.
In collaboration with ODFW, the Service and OSP are conducting a combined research. Anyone with information about this case should call the U. S. Fish and Wildlife Service at ( 503 ) 682- 6131, or Oregon State Police Dispatch at ( 800 ) 452- 7888, *OSP ( *677 ) or email TIP@osp.oregon. gov. Visitors may remain private. To report a wildlife crime to the U. S. Fish and Wildlife Service, members of the public can also do so online at https ://www.fws.gov/wildlife-crime-tips.
