Current Numbers: 3
Pack Status: Active without pack status. Designated as a pack in 2018.
In 2017, two wolves were documented using the White River Wildlife Area, Mt. Hood National Forest, and the Warm Springs Indian Reservation. This marked the first time multiple wolves had been confirmed in Oregon’s north Cascade Mountains.
In 2018, the pair had three pups that survived to the end of the year. The pack was officially designated, making it one of only two wolf packs in western Oregon at the time. (The other was the Rogue Pack.)
In 2019, biologists with the Confederated Tribes of Warm Springs caught images of six pups born that spring. Click here for a video of the pups. In fall 2019, trail cameras operated by Defenders of Wildlife and Cascadia Wildlands captured images of two wolves that are believed to be the family’s breeding pair. At least two pups survived to the end of 2019.
The White River Pack produced at least four pups in 2020 that survived to the end of the year. They were counted as a breeding pair. According to ODFW, “radio-collar data showed a 545 mi² use area with 87%, 12%, and 1% of location data points on tribal, private, and public lands, respectively.”
In 2021, only three wolves were documented in the area, meaning the family no longer qualified as a pack. The group was not counted as a breeding pair.
Reproduction was not documented in 2022, and the group was not counted as a breeding pair. Four wolves were documented in the AKWA during the winter count, meaning they retained pack status.
Only two wolves were documented in the White River family in 2023, meaning they once again lost pack status. No pups were observed, and the group was not designated as a breeding pair. One wolf from the family was killed by a vehicle collision.
The White River family consisted of three individuals at the end of 2024, including one radio-collared wolf that joined in November.
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