BAKER CITY, Ore. - Oregon wildlife officials will allow a cattle rancher to kill two wolves from a new pack in Baker County along the Idaho border.
The Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife said Tuesday the wolves had killed three calves and hurt four more over a two-day period.
The rancher had requested the right to kill the entire pack, but ODFW set the limit at two animals.
The rancher has until May 4 to kill up to two wolves and Oregon wildlife officials can also kill them.
The wolves were designated as a new pack after a winter count showed it has eight wolves.
Wolf advocates criticized ODFW's decision and said it was inhumane to allow the killing when the breeding female in the pack is pregnant.
