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Trump executive order targets federal protections for wolves

September 4, 2026

WASHINGTON—Humane World for Animals and Humane World Action Fund, formerly called Humane Society of the United States and Humane Society Legislation Fund, issued the following statement today after President Donald Trump announced a new executive order designed to weaken federal protections for wolves as part of a package of concessions that attempt to placate the livestock industry. During a White House event on Friday afternoon, the President suggested that ranchers should be able to shoot wolves at will, which U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Brooke Rollins noted that kind of wildlife killing is not allowed where wolves are federally protected…

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Young wolf OR-213 spotted 5 times in one day along roads near Crater Lake

August 19, 2026

A young wolf traveling hundreds of miles in search of a mate and territory was spotted several times Saturday along roads in and near Crater Lake National Park, six days after two close encounters along Cascade Lakes Highway in the Deschutes National Forest.

The four-legged long-hauler is OR-213, a 16-month-old dispersing wolf that recently left the Indigo Pack in the Diamond Lake area. Young wolves commonly leave their family packs as they approach breeding age, traveling through unfamiliar country until they find another wolf and a place to establish a territory. There is no predetermined destination or direct route…

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