Late on August 3, Department staff investigated a second calf carcass (I reported to you on the first calf carcass in the email below) in the Profanity Peak wolf pack area. Based on the investigation, the calf was classified as a confirmed wolf depredation event.
The total wolf depredation events to date in the Profanity Peak pack area are three probable and five confirmed depredation events. More information on wolf-livestock conflicts in 2016 is available on the Department’s website in a “Chronology of events” document on the webpage for each wolf pack, located at http://wdfw.wa.gov/conservation/gray_wolf/packs/. The document will be updated this week with information associated with the depredation event described above.
- Donny Martorello, WDFW Wolf Policy Lead