Wolves have suffered too long
(Photo by Maggie Howell via http://www.vetstreet.com/our-pet-experts/should-gray-wolves-be-removed-from-endangered-species-list)
| 1843 | The first wolf bounty was placed on wolves to limit the spread of wolves harming livestock |
| 1947 | Last bounty in Oregon |
| 1999 | The first wolf in Oregon since the mid-1900s spotted near the John Day River and was returned to Idaho |
| 2000 | 2 wolves found dead in Oregon from being illegally shot and the other killed by a car |
| 2005 | Creation of the Wolf Conservation and Management Plan (much opposition and did little to help) |
| 2006 | A possible pack in 2006 in Northeast Oregon |
| 2007 | Shot a wolf from a possible Oregon pack |
| 2008-2009 | First pups to Oregon packs (total of 6 in 2009) |
| 2011 | Downhill recovery due to lack of pups, poaching, state kills (due to first livestock depredation in half of a century), and kill permits in Eastern Oregon |
| 2012 | The wolves earned some public backing, which helped the recovery process |
| 2015 | Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife took wolves out of ESA protection (only 78 known adult wolves in the state) |
(Video by Andrew Theen and Heidi Williams inspired by an article in The Oregonian by Andrew Theen https://www.oregonlive.com/environment/2017/10/in_wallowa_county_epicenter_of.html)
