Police ask for help in Oregon wolf poisoning

Oregon Police are asking for help in identifying the alleged suspect behind the suspected poisoning of eight gray wolves.

Toxicology reports confirmed that a poisonous substance had killed the wolves. Conservation groups have set a $26,000 reward for information leading to the suspect(s) conviction.

Originally, at least five wolves were found dead near Mt. Harris on February 09, with another three found later on.

The first five belonged to the same pack, and officials found a separate wolf dead in March. Another two wolves were found dead respectively a month later, and in July.

Police are hoping that the public helps them in catching the suspect as their current leads have reached their limit. The suspect(s) can face several charges in the ghastly killings of the wolves.

1974’s Endangered Species Act made it illegal to kill gray wolves that were nearly extinct. As the population recovered, the gray wolves were delisted from the Endangered Species Act last year, with responsibility of their protection given to the states.

The Biden Administration is expected to put them back on the list in order to once again make their killings illegal.