Union County Commissioners sign letter supporting federal delisting of gray wolves

Union County Commissioners sign letter supporting federal delisting of gray wolves

UNION COUNTY – During a regular meeting on Wednesday, January 21st, the Union County Board of Commissioners agreed to support a letter drafted by Commissioner Jake Seavert in support of the federal delisting of the Gray Wolf. Specifically, the letter addresses Oregon Senators Jeff Merkley and Ron Wyden, expressing Union County’s support of US House Bill 845. The full text of the letter encouraging the delisting (a copy of which was provided to E…

Rep. Cliff Bentz leads effort to delist grey-wolf from Endangered Species Act

Wheeler County has gone from having no resident wolves two years ago to seeing a small but troubling pattern of calf kills and injuries on private rangeland north of Fossil and near Mitchell. The changes wolves have brought since their reintroduction thirty years ago are impossible to ignore. From Minnesota to Oregon, wolves have significantly impacted ranching operations, altered ecosystems in...