The arrival of two new litters in Oregon

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The arrival of two new litters in Oregon

Post by Koa » Fri Jul 29, 2016 5:57 pm

OR-7 and his family appear to be doing well!
(A picture gallery is included on the article page.)
Two new sets of gray wolf pups confirmed in Oregon
By Kale Williams, July 29th
THE OREGON/OREGONLIVE



[T]he Department of Fish and Wildlife announced Thursday that two new litters of wolf pups have been confirmed after they were caught on trail cameras.

The two litters — one believed to be sired by celebrity wolf OR-7 in the Rogue-Siskiyou National Forest and the other by his brother, OR-3, in Lake County — mark the continued proliferation of a species that once roamed the entire state in large numbers, but was effectively eradicated in the mid 1900s in a government-sponsored attempt to appease livestock farmers.
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http://www.oregonlive.com/environment/i ... _pups.html

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