Oregon confirms new wolves in northern Cascade Mountains
A wolf stops for a brief moment inside Yellowstone National Park. (Jeremy Weber/Daily Inter Lake)
PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — Oregon wildlife officials said Tuesday they have identified a new family of wolves in the northern Cascade Mountains, bringing the total number of known wolf groups in the region to three.
The state Department of Fish and Wildlife confirmed the new family of wolves with two adults and two pups. They were discovered in December on the reservation of the Confederated Tribes of Warm Springs, about 100 miles (160 kilometers) southeast of Portland.
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