Another Pack Slated for Extermination

Another Oregon wolf pack has been slated for lethal removal. A permit was issued for two wolves from the Balloon Tree Pack to allow the federal killer agency, USDA Wildlife Services, until October 15th to exterminate two wolves in Union County. No word on whether the permit has been extended. The agency has a policy of only announcing permit extensions or lethal removals. The permit was issued at the request of a landowner who lost four sheep in September, including a lamb whose carcass showed signs of deep teeth lacerations to its neck. Only the hindquarters were consumed. The livestock owner claims that both dogs and humans were used to disaude the wolves from attacking. They moved their camps and employed non-lethal devices to haze the predators. The livestock owner's agent shot and killed a wolf in the act of fighting with working dogs on September 14th, which the owner is legally entitled to do under the wolf management rules. Two wolves in the pack have working GPS collars.