OREGON — Aaron Bott’s worked with all the large mammals in the Lower 48, but still finds wolves unique. “There’s something rather unique about wolves,” he said. “I understood from my own upbringing just how complex wolves can be for humans to coexist with.”
Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife biologists are seeing an outbreak of Adenovirus Hemorrhagic Disease (AHD) in a local deer herd in The Dalles and ask that residents do not feed the animals and bury, or take to the landfill, any carcasses they find on their property.
After six years of drought, parts of Oregon are experiencing a harsh winter with impressive snow packs. Although fish and wildlife populations will certainly see long-term benefits from the winter moisture, Oregonians may be worried about increased winter mortality of deer, elk and other wildlife.
To the editor: To Rianda Linebarger who responded to Celeste Moss about TDHS play March 2016: Your points are valid that this is the real world and there is need for young men and women to have appropriate outlets to discuss sexual and controversial issues.
The guest column in The Dalles Chronicle of Jan. 10, 2016, by Sue Wilson attempted to paint the wolf as a warm, fuzzy creature that only kills to survive and never commits an act of terror. Ranchers in wolf-inhabited areas are finding vastly different conditions in dealing with their activities.
