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Wolf Program Updates
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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