Oregon Wolves

Oregon is currently home to 25 known gray wolf packs, with a minimum number of 204 adult wolves statewide

Definition of a wolf pack in Oregon

In Oregon, a pack is defined as 4 or more wolves traveling together in winter, while a breeding pair is defined as an adult male and female wolf that produce at least two pups which survive through the end of the year.

Protected Status

Gray wolves in Oregon are managed under the Oregon Wolf Conservation and Management Plan. Wolves are not protected under the Oregon Endangered Species Act, as they were delisted statewide in November 2015. However, they are still considered a special status game mammal and protected by a statute throughout the state. 

Wolves in Western Oregon are currently federally protected under the Endangered Species Act. However, wolves were temporarily removed from federal Endangered Species Act (ESA) protections, or “delisted,” in January 2021, leaving wolf management to states. A judge reversed this delisting in 2022, reinstating federal protections except for the “Northern Rocky Mountain distinct population segment.”

This range of wolves, which spans Montana, Idaho, Wyoming, and parts of Washington, Oregon, and Utah, is considered a “distinct population segment,” as designated by the US Fish and Wildlife Service in 2008, with a final ruling in 2009. In 2011, Congress pushed through a rider bill that delisted wolves in this area from the ESA. This was the first and only time Congress removed a species from the ESA, and the rider included a provision that the rule “shall not be subject to judicial review.” Therefore, wolves in this population segment are not protected under the federal or Oregon Endangered Species Act.

Wolf Packs

Wolf Packs, Pairs, or Individuals that are no longer active

Catherine Wolves
Chesnimnus Pack
Cornucopia Pack
Fivemile Pack
Harl Butte Wolves
Heppner Pack
Horseshoe Pack
Imnaha Wolves
Keno Wolves
Lookout Mountain Pack
Meacham Wolves
Northside Wolves
Mt Emily Wolves
Pine Creek Pack
Shamrock Wolves
Silver Lake Wolves
Sled Springs Wolves
Snake River Wolves
Umatilla River Wolves
Walla Walla Pack
OR25
OR33
OR35 Pair
OR64

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