More sheep killed by wolf in E. Oregon

Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife agents have confirmed that a wolf is responsible for the death of three more sheep in Umatilla County. The depredation occurred on the morning of May 12 in a small pen near the house of a private landowner in the Weston Mountain area. One adult ram sheep wa ...

Parasiticides added to organic livestock toolbox

Organic livestock producers have a couple of new tools available to them. Effective today, the National Organic Program has approved the use of two parasiticides as emergency treatment for dairy and breeder stock. The synthetic drugs -- fenbendazole and moxidectin -- can be used when approved ma ...

ODFW: Wolf kills ram in Umatilla County

By JOSEPH DITZLER East Oregonian PENDLETON, Ore. -- A weekend wolf attack killed one ram and injured three others, one later euthanized, on Weston Mountain not far from the site of a similar wolf attack two weeks ago, according to the Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife. It was the se ...

South Dakota board proposes smaller rise in livestock fee

PIERRE, S.D. (AP) -- The state Brand Board has cut back on its plans to raise livestock inspection fees in western South Dakota. The board wants to increase the fee by 10 cents a head. In March, the board pushed a 20-cent increase. It withdrew the proposal at the request of Gov. Dennis Daugaard ...

Ruling that blocked Montana bison moves appealed

BILLINGS, Mont. (AP) -- Environmental groups say they will ask the Montana Supreme Court to overturn a district court ruling that temporarily halts transfers of Yellowstone National Park bison to tribal and public lands. Attorneys for Defenders of Wildlife and the National Wildlife Federation appe ...

Wolf status under review in western Oregon, Washington

ALBANY, Ore. -- What wolves there are in Western Oregon and Western Washington may lose their federal Endangered Species Act protection after the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service completes a regional review this fall. "The service is taking a serious look at that," said Paul Henson, Oregon state su ...

Judge blocks helicopter hazing of wild bison

HELENA, Mont. (AP) -- A federal judge has blocked Montana officials from using a helicopter to drive bison back into Yellowstone National Park. U.S. District Judge Charles Lovell's temporary restraining order Monday follows arguments by wildlife advocates that federal and state officials ...