Pack Status: No longer active. Designated in 2022.
The Big Muddy wolf pack is the first wolf pack documented in the South Cascades and Northwest Coast wolf recovery region since wolves returned to Washington.
The Big Muddy wolf pack was confirmed as a pack in Klickitat County in 2022 when a collared male who was collared in the Naneum Pack, WA109M, was joined by an uncollared female. The pack was named by the Yakama Nation.
In 2023, the female wolf was no longer located in monitoring activities, leaving the pack with a minimum count of one wolf. So, the Big Muddy Pack was not considered a pack or a successful breeding pair in 2023.
In December of 2024, the one wolf remaining, male wolf WA109M, was illegally killed. This killing is still under investigation by U.S. Fish and Wildlife Services (USFWS) Law Enforcement.
Useful Links
Washington Department of Fish & Wildlife – The Big Muddy Pack
