On Nov. 1, the department notified the public about a confirmed wolf depredation on a calf by the Togo pack. The depredation resulted in an injury to the calf. The latest depredation brings the total to six by the pack in the last 10 months (or eight in the last 12 months).
|
Date |
Producer |
Livestock age |
WDFW Classification |
Livestock deposition |
|
Nov 02, 2017 |
Producer 1 |
Calf |
Confirmed |
Injury |
|
Nov 08, 2017 |
Producer 1 |
Calf |
Confirmed |
Kill |
|
May 20, 2018 |
Producer 2 |
Calf |
Confirmed |
Kill |
|
Aug 08, 2018 |
Producer 1 |
Cow |
Confirmed |
Kill |
|
Aug 10, 2018 |
Producer 1 |
Calf |
Confirmed |
Injury |
|
Aug 18, 2018 |
Producer 1 |
Calf |
Confirmed |
Injury |
|
Sept 07, 2018 |
Producer 1 |
Calf |
Confirmed |
Injury (death later) |
|
Oct 26, 2018 |
Producer 1 |
Calf |
Confirmed |
Injury |
The owner of the calf is the same producer who experienced seven of the wolf depredations earlier by the Togo pack. The producer has continued to employ the non-lethal deterrence measures described in the Aug. 20 and Sept. 13 updates. The produce is also in the process of moving the livestock to his large fenced pasture adjacent to the allotment. He also checks the livestock in the pasture daily. WDFW contracted range riders and range riders provided by an NGO also are assisting the producer. The producer recently entered into a Damage Prevention Cooperative Agreement for Livestock with the department on a fencing project to subdivide his larger pasture into smaller sections to help defend the livestock from wolf attacks.
The Department will provide more information about the findings from the Oct. 26 depredation investigation in a later update. Director Susewind is reviewing the details of the depredations by the Togo pack and is considering next steps.