Background

On February 27, 2008, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service published a final rule that established a distinct population segment (DPS) and delisted the gray wolf in the northern Rocky Mountains.

The DPS includes a portion of Eastern Oregon, east of the centerline of Highway 395 and Highway 78 north of Burns Junction and that portion of Oregon east of the centerline of Highway 95 south of Burns Junction (view boundary map). Any wolves found west of this line in Oregon are still listed as endangered. In Oregon, gray wolves are still state-listed as endangered, regardless of location.

References

U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service. 2008. Final Rule Designating the Northern Rocky Mountain Population of Gray Wolf as a Distinct Population Segment and Removing This Distinct Population Segment From the Federal List of Endangered and Threatened Wildlife; Final Rule. 73 FR 10514.