Within Oregon, the range of the current gray wolf population has been scattered all over the state, with higher concentrations in the north eastern wildlands. For example, the Rogue Pack, which as of the end of 2019 has 4 healthy members, roams within the northeastern part of the state and expands westward and south of Crater Lake. A bit more to the west, the White River Pack is believed to roam just east of Mount Hood. And the Indigo Group is found north of Diamond Lake (U.S. Fish and Wildlife Services, 2019). So with the migrations of wolves, their habitat will either expand within the next few years or be diminished to a point where they would need to become nomadic as their habitats constantly change at a rate faster than they can compete. When it comes to the distribution between private and public lands that the gray wolves find refuge in, there are more gray wolves on public lands than private land. Approximately 62% of all dens were found within the borders of National forests and about 32% of all dens were found on private lands in 2015 (Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife, 2020). With the wolves living on both state and private lands, the conservationists for the wolves must be aware of whether the private landowners would do anything to “take” from the gray wolves to make sure that minimal damage is caused to the creature while avoiding complications with the landowner.
