2019 Annual Report Oregon Wolf Conservation and Management April 17, 2020 Livestream Commission Meeting Roblyn Brown Wolf Program Coordinator
Overview Legal Status Wolf Numbers Distribution Monitoring Livestock Depredation Information and Education 1
Phase III Phase I 2
Minimum Wolf Numbers 158 Wolves 22 Packs 19 Breeding Pairs 3
Minimum Wolf Numbers 160 140 120 Winter count 100 Not an estimate 80 of numbers 60 40 20 0 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 4
Minimum Wolf Numbers 25 20 Packs 15 Breeding Pairs 10 5 0 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 5
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Monitoring Remote camera surveillance 14 new radio-collars 15,716 wolf location data Data collected on 34 points collected collars during 2019 7
Monitoring 7 known mortalities in 2019 1 Disease 5 Motor vehicle collisions 1 Caught-in-act take 8
Livestock Depredation 30 25 # Confirmed 20 Depredation Events 15 10 5 0 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 9
Livestock Depredation 160 Confirmed Events 140 Investigations 120 Depredation has Minimum Wolf Count 100 not increased at the same rate as 80 wolf numbers 60 40 20 0 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 10
Information and Education 3 new wolf positions Workshops Website www.odfw.com/wolves 11
Information and Education What to Expect if You Encounter a Wolf YouTube video 5.4 million views www.odfw.com/wolves 12
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