Oregon officials plan to kill more wolves in northeast pack

ENTERPRISE, Ore. – Authorities plan to kill another two wolves in Northern Oregon after more livestock were attacked.

The Oregonian/OregonLive reported the wolves authorities are targeting are in the same pack as the two that were killed last week.

The pack of wolves in Wallowa County has become a problem for livestock in the area.

State biologists estimated in December that the pack has about 10 wolves in it.

State officials previously said they’ve documented wolf attacks on seven cattle in the past 13 months, including three cattle kills.

Oregon removed wolves from the state’s Endangered Species list in 2015, but the animals remain on the federal list and are protected in Western Oregon. In northeast Oregon, however, the animals are managed under the state’s wolf plan.