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October 16, 2015

OR3 makes appearance in Cascade Mountains, northern Klamath County

OR3, a radio-collared wolf last located September 2011 near Prineville, has appeared again in the Cascade Mountains of northern Klamath County. OR3 is originally from the Imnaha Wolf Pack and was collared with a VHF radio collar in February 2010. He dispersed from the pack in May 2011.

Unlike GPS collars which automatically provide locations to a computer, VHF collars require wildlife biologists to locate the collar with special telemetry equipment in the field. OR3 was located just a few times since his dispersal, including in the Fossil wildlife management unit in the summer of 2011. At this time, it is expected that his collar is no longer sending out a signal as the time span has exceeded the battery life of the collar.

A private individual captured a picture of a wolf on a trail camera this summer. ODFW confirmed late last week that the photograph was OR3. Little is known about the current status of OR3 but wildlife biologists will attempt to gather more information.

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Wolves throughout Oregon are protected by the state Endangered Species Act (ESA). The Oregon Wolf Conservation and Management Plan and associated technical rules guide all ODFW wolf related activities.

Wolves west of Hwys 395-78-95 also remain protected by the federal ESA. The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service is the lead management agency for wolves that occur west of Hwys 395-78-95.

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The goal of Oregon’s Wolf Conservation and Management Plan is to ensure the conservation of gray wolves as required by Oregon law while protecting the social and economic interests of all Oregonians. Minimizing wolf-livestock conflict and reducing livestock losses to wolves is an important part of the Wolf Plan.

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