Current Numbers: 5
Pack Status: Active. Designated in 2024.
A new area of known wolf activity (AKWA) was designated in the Metolius wildlife management unit (Jefferson and Deschutes Counties) in 2021. Since August of 2021, there have been public reports of two wolves and ODFW documented that the wolf use appeared to be resident, prompting the designation of the AKWA.
Two wolves were documented in the Metolius AKWA during 2022 and 2023. No pups were observed, and the group was not designated as a breeding pair.
At the end of 2024, the Metolius family consisted of five wolves: a breeding pair and three juveniles born earlier that year. With more than four wolves travelling together, they officially met the criteria for pack status and are now known as the Metolius Pack. The breeding male of the pack was illegally killed in early 2025.
