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Current Umatilla County map (pdf)
Previous Umatilla County maps:12/31/2021
Within Areas of Known Wolf Activity (AKWA) certain preventative measures are recommended to minimize wolf-livestock conflicts. Though not required, non-lethal measures are important to reduce depredation. If depredation becomes chronic and lethal control become necessary, ODFW’s ability to lethally remove depredating wolves will be dependent on the extent that non-lethal measures have been used and documented.
Click on each wolf group for more information:
The Desolation Pack spends most of its time in Grant County. See Grant County AKWA for more information.
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The Five Points Pack spends most of its time in Union County. See Union County AKWA for more information.
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The Fivemile Pack spends most of its time in Morrow County. See Morrow County AKWA for more information.
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April 18, 2023 – Reproduction was documented during 2022; no pups were counted during the winter count, so the pack is not a breeding pair. Three wolves, including OR30, were documented during the winter count.
April 19, 2022 – In 2021, the OR30 wolves produced five pups that survived to the end of the year and was counted as a breeding pair. The OR30 wolves are now designated as the Horseshoe Pack.
April 21, 2021 – OR30 spent most of 2019 in the Wenaha Pack AKWA. In early 2020, OR30 was observed with another wolf in the Mt. Emily WMU. The new pair produced only one pup that survived to the end of the year and was not counted as a breeding pair.
Previous Horseshoe AKWA maps (for reference only): 12/31/2020 (pdf)
Additional information regarding OR30 can be found on the OR30 Wolves Timeline.
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The Noregaard Pack spends most of its time in Union County. See Union County AKWA for more information.
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April 18, 2023 – In 2022, the North Emily Pack produced at least two pups that survived until the end of the year. The pack was documented as a breeding pair.
April 19, 2022 – In 2021, only two wolves were documented in the area during the winter count and were not counted as a breeding pair.
April 21, 2021 – In 2020, the North Emily Pack produced one pup that survived to the end of the year and was not counted as a breeding pair. The breeding male was not documented at the end of the year.
April 15, 2020 – In 2019, the North Emily Pack produced two pups that survived to the end of the year and was counted as a breeding pair.
April 8, 2019 – In 2018, the North Emily Pack produced five pups that survived to the end of the year and was counted as a breeding pair. Radio-collar data showed a 144mi² use area in the Mt. Emily WMU with 51%, 34%, and 15% of location data points on private, public, and tribal lands, respectively.
April 12, 2018 – In 2017, the North Emily Wolves produced at least four pups, but the status of the pups is unknown and were not counted as a breeding pair. An adult male was radio-collared in May and collar data showed a 130mi² use area primarily in Mt. Emily WMU with 79% of location data points on private lands.
April 10, 2017 – New wolf activity in 2016 was documented in the territory previously held by the Umatilla River Pack. Reports, sightings, and remote photographs confirmed the presence of three wolves in the area.
July 21 , 2016 – Since January 2016, two wolves have been photographed occasionally in the area previously used by the Umatilla River Pack. In late June, reproduction was confirmed via remote camera photographs of 2 pups. The AKWA map (dated 7/21/2016) shows the area typically used by wolves north of the Umatilla River where they are confined by geographic features and established neighboring wolf packs. Biologists will continue monitoring activities to learn more about these wolves.
Previous North Emily AKWA maps (for reference only): 12/31/2020(pdf), 12/31/2019, 12/31/2018, 01/31/2018, 07/21/2016 (pdfs)
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April 18, 2023 – In 2022, three wolves were documented during the winter count, the group was not counted as a breeding pair.
April 19, 2022 – In 2021, the Ruckel Ridge Pack produced at least four pups that survived to the end of the year and was counted as a breeding pair.
April 21, 2021 – In 2020, the Ruckel Ridge Pack produced two pups that survived to the end of the year and was counted as a breeding pair. The previous breeding male died in May 2020, however by the end of the year a new breeding male was documented.
April 15, 2020 – In 2019, the Ruckel Ridge Pack produced three pups that survived to the end of the year and was counted as a breeding pair. Radio-collar data showed a 208mi² use area with 89%, 6%, and 5% of location data points on public, tribal, and private lands, respectively.
April 8, 2019 – In 2018, the Ruckel Ridge Pack produced at least four pups that survived to the end of the year and was counted as a breeding pair. Radio-collar data showed a 234mi² use area within the Mt. Emily WMU with 84%, 10%, and 6% of location data points on public, tribal, and private lands, respectively.
April 12, 2018 – The Ruckel Ridge Pack was a new pack in 2017. During 2017, the pack produced at least five pups that survived to the end of the year and was counted as a breeding pair. Radio-collar data showed that they are using an area previously occupied by the Mt. Emily Pack and used an area of 221mi² primarily in Mt. Emily WMU and 91% of location data points were on public land.
Previous Ruckel Ridge AKWA maps (for reference only): 12/31/2020, 12/31/2019, 12/31/2018, 01/31/2018 (pdfs)
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The Touchet Pack primarily reside in Washington State and are counted in Washington’s wolf count. WDFW counted the Touchet Pack as a breeding pair with five wolves in the pack during the annual count for 2022. See www.wdfw.wa.gov for more information.
Previous Touchet AKWA maps (for reference only): 12/31/2020 (pdf)
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The Tower Mountain Pack spends most of their time in Union County. See Union County AKWA for more information.
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April 18, 2023 – In 2022, the Ukiah Pack produced at least three pups that survived until the end of the year and was counted as a breeding pair.
April 19, 2022 – In 2021, the Ukiah Pack produced at least four pups that survived to the end of the year and was counted as a breeding pair.
April 21, 2021 – The breeding male (OR60) and female of the Ukiah Pack bred for the first time in 2020. The pair produced four pups that survived to the end of the year and was counted as a breeding pair. Radio-collar data showed a 288 mi² use area with 46%, 45%, and 9% of location data points on private, public, and tribal lands, respectively.
April 15, 2020 – In early 2020, OR60 was observed travelling with another wolf in the Ukiah WMU. The AKWA will be modified if they den.
June 14, 2019 – OR30 dispersed from the AKWA in the Starkey and Ukiah WMUs in January. Since no wolves from the OR30 group remain in the area, the OR30 Wolves AKWA has been discontinued. A new AKWA has been designated for OR60, a disperser from the Ruckel Ridge Pack, that has visited the area repeatedly since January. OR60 appears to be alone.
Previous Ukiah AKWA maps (for reference only): 12/31/2020, 01/22/2020 – 08/20/2020, 12/31/2019, 06/14/2019 (pdfs)
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April 18, 2023 – In 2022, three wolves were documented in the previously designated Walla Walla AKWA. The group did not meet the definition of a breeding pair.
April 19, 2022 – No Walla Walla wolves were confirmed in the area at the end of 2021, so the Walla Walla AKWA is discontinued. Wolves from other packs, including Noregaard, are using the area.
April 21, 2021 – In 2020, the Walla Walla Wolves produced one pup that survived to the end of the year and the group was not counted as a breeding pair.
April 15, 2020 – Reproduction was confirmed in 2019, but no pups were located during the winter count and the pack was not counted as a breeding pair.
April 8, 2019 – In 2018, the Walla Walla Pack produced at least three pups that survived to the end of the year and was counted as a breeding pair.
April 12, 2018 – In 2017, the Walla Walla Pack produced at least three pups that survived to the end of the year and was counted as a breeding pair.
April 10, 2017 – In 2016, the Walla Walla Pack produced at least two pups that survived to the end of the year and was counted as a breeding pair. One wolf was radio-collared in May 2016 and collar data showed a 178mi² use area with 71% of locations on private land. She dispersed in January 2017.
March 4, 2016 – From the 2015 Oregon Wolf Conservation and Management Annual Report
This pack was first discovered in 2011. In 2015 the pack produced at least four pups that survived to the end of the year and was counted as a breeding pair. One wolf was collared in May, but later was illegally killed, leaving no radio-collared wolves in the pack.
Feb. 25, 2015 – From 2014 Annual Wolf Report:
Walla Walla Pack: This pack was first discovered in 2011. The pack produced at least four pups that survived to the end of the year and was counted as a breeding pair. Three collared wolves dispersed during the 2012/2013 winter, leaving no radio-collared wolves in the pack during 2014.
February 25, 2014 – From the 2013 Oregon Wolf Conservation and Management Annual Report
Walla Walla Pack: This pack was first discovered in 2011. The pack produced at least 5 pups that survived to the end of the year and was counted as a breeding pair. Three collared wolves dispersed during the 2012/2013 winter, leaving no radio-collared wolves in the pack. The pack has location data in Washington, but spent the majority of time and denned in Oregon; it counts in Oregon totals.
January 16, 2013 – The ending year-2012 wolf count for the Walla Walla pack is 6 and Walla Walla are a “breeding pair” for 2012. More information.
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OR16
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December 19, 2012 – OR16, a yearling from the Walla Walla pack, crosses the Snake River into Idaho. Dispersal of young wolves away from their natal pack into new areas is a normal part of wolf ecology and this is the second radio-collared wolf to disperse from Oregon into Idaho.
November 16, 2012 - OR16 belongs to Walla Walla Pack. Initial data from OR16 (radio-collared on 11/1/2012) shows that he is a Walla Walla pack wolf. Satellite downloads show him travelling with OR10, another yearling from the Walla Walla pack.
November 2, 2012 - OR16 radio-collared in Union County On Thursday, Nov. 1, 2012 ODFW biologists radio-collared a new wolf (OR16) in the Wenaha Unit of Northeast Oregon (Union County). The 85-pound yearling male was captured north of Elgin in an area that wolves were not previously known to occur. The wolf was captured incidentally by USDA APHIS-Wildlife Services personnel. Each year, ODFW issues an Incidental Take Permit to Wildlife Services which contains provisions to minimize the risk of incidental captures and to protect wolves if incidentally captured. The permit requires close coordination between the two agencies and in this situation the result was a successfully collared wolf released in excellent health. It is unknown at this time if the wolf is part of any of the three known nearby packs (Wenaha, Walla Walla and Umatilla River) or if it represents new wolf activity. Biologists expect that the new GPS collar will soon provide that answer.
October 14, 2012– ODFW biologists re-captured OR10 from the Walla Walla Pack. The yearling female wolf weighed 73 lbs and was in excellent condition. She had been previously captured as a pup in October of 2011 and was fitted with a VHF telemetry collar at that time. On this capture her telemetry collar was replaced with a GPS collar, which will assist ODFW in gathering much needed location data on this pack.
September 10, 2012 – Pups for Walla Walla pack: ODFW confirmed pups for the Walla Walla Pack on Friday, Sept. 7 when ODFW monitoring cameras documented two black pups travelling with the pack in the upper Walla Walla River drainage. Though reproduction was expected for this pack, it had not been confirmed until Friday. The two radio-collared yearlings (OR10 and OR11) were also documented to still be with the pack. This brings the minimum known size of the Walla Walla pack to 10 wolves (8 adults, 2 pups). It also brings the known number of reproducing wolf packs in NE Oregon to six.
August 1, 2012 – Genetic test results show that the pups captured and collared last fall in the Walla Walla Pack (OR10 and OR11) are full siblings and are not closely related to any other Oregon wolves sampled to date.
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Gray-colored wolf from the Walla Walla pack. Image taken Aug. 11, 2011 by trail camera in Umatilla County.
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October, 2011–Two Walla Walla pups collared.
September 26, 2011 – Pups for Walla Walla pack.
August 11, 2011 – Trail camera footage captures images of two wolves from the Walla Walla pack in Umatilla County.
January 2011 – Track evidence confirms a new wolf pack in Oregon, the Walla Walla pack. Wildlife biologists are uncertain whether the wolves’ range is primarily Oregon or Washington.
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