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Ridgeratt:
Krem 2 reports that the wdfw has authorized the removal of a troublemaker. This is nothing more than a rinse and repeat of the previous year.

https://www.krem.com/article/news/local/wdfw-approves-lethal-removal-wolves-togo-pack-ferry-county


 

FERRY COUNTY, Wash. — On July 28, the Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife's (WDFW) Director Kelly Susewind authorized the lethal removal of up to two wolves from the Togo wolf pack territory in Ferry County in response to repeated livestock depredations.

WDFW says the decision is consistent with the guidance of the state's Wolf Conservation and Management Plan and the lethal removal provisions of the Department's 2020 wolf-livestock interaction protocol.


WDFW says the rationale for authorizing lethal removal of Togo pack wolves is as follows:

WDFW has documented three depredation events including one confirmed dead calf, one confirmed injured calf, and a probable dead calf within a period of less than 30 days.
At least two proactive non-lethal deterrence measures were implemented by both of the affected livestock producers. They included daily/near-daily range riding/human presence, and livestock carcass sanitation, while the producer 1 removed sick and injured livestock from the range or pasture.
WDFW staff discussed the recent depredations by the Togo wolf pack, as well as the effectiveness of reactive non-lethal deterrence tools. Given the large size of the grazing allotments and consistent human presence/range riding efforts, WDFW staff concluded that they do not believe there are any additional reactive non-lethal deterrents appropriate for the situation.


Director Susewind authorized the lethal removal operation through midnight of Aug. 7, before entering into an evaluation period. WDFW says the lethal removal operation may be extended if additional wolf depredations are documented.

WDFW says it will provide a final report on this and any other lethal removal actions during 2025 in the Washington Gray Wolf Conservation and Management 2025 Annual Report, which will be published during spring 2026.

chukarchaser:
They killed an adult male July 30th.

HUNTIN4SIX:
South Stevens county is also seeing a uptick in wolf activity.  Not going to discuss in open forum, but had a cow nailed by one last week.  I am not very happy......

chukarchaser:
Sorry to hear this.  That is a huge hit in todays cow market.

nwwanderer:
Thousands of dollars direct loss, dead critters, even more in lost weight and reproductive loss.  Explore the WDFW wolf budget and what gets paid in losses.  Shameful.

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