Pack Status: No longer active. Designated as a pack in 2011.
The Walla Walla Pack was first discovered in 2011, very close to Oregon’s NE border with Washington. That year, the pack produced at least four pups that survived to the end of the year. Of the pups confirmed in 2011, two of them — OR10 and OR11 — were collared in October 2011. In September 2012, more pups were confirmed and OR10 and OR11 were still with the pack. Eventually, OR10 dispersed into Idaho and Montana, and OR11 went on to become the original breeding male of the Mt Emily Pack.
Three collared wolves dispersed during the 2012/2013 winter, leaving no radio-collared wolves in the pack during 2014. The pack has location data in Washington, but spent the majority of time in and denned in Oregon.
In 2015, the Walla Walla Pack produced at least four pups that survived to the end of the year. OR34 was a female Walla Walla Pack wolf that was collared in May 2015, but was later illegally killed, leaving no radio-collared wolves in the pack.
In 2016, the pair produced at least two pups that survived to the end of the year. One female was collared and then dispersed in early 2017. In 2017 and 2018, the pack produced at least three pups that survived to the end of the year.
The pack had pups in 2019, but they were not located in the annual survey. Seven pack members were confirmed.
In 2020, the Walla Walla wolves produced one pup that survived to the end of the year. Only three wolves were confirmed in the family, so they lost pack status. The group was not counted as a breeding pair.
No Walla Walla wolves were confirmed in the area at the end of 2021, so the Walla Walla AKWA is discontinued. Wolves from other packs, including Noregaard, are using the area.
In 2022, three wolves were documented in the previously designated Walla Walla AKWA. The group did not meet the definition of a breeding pair.
In 2023, two wolves were killed by poison that either belonged to the Walla Walla family or the Noregaard Pack. No wolves were documented in the area at the end of 2023.
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