Calf, cow survive wolf attack Wednesday, September 12, 2012 By Rob Ruth Wallowa County Chieftain
State wildlife investigators confirmed a recent wolf attack on a calf in Wallowa County and determined that the calf's mother cow had sustained “probable” wolf attack injuries.
According to an investigation summary released by the Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife, ODFW received a report of an injured cow and calf on Sept. 3. The pair were on a U.S. Forest Service allotment on Jaynes Ridge, in a forested area frequented by the Imnaha Pack.
Wallowa County commissioner Susan Roberts, who was on hand for the Sept. 3 depredation investigation, said the cow and calf belonged to the Grouse Creek Ranch.
Both animals were alive at the time of the investigation. The wolf attack had apparently taken place weeks earlier. Investigators found the approximately 350-pound steer calf “had major injuries in the soft tissue between the hind legs (groin area) that were healing, but some were still open and draining. There were bite scrapes (some with scabs) on the lower hindquarters, groin and front legs,” the ODFW summary states.
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