Remote camera photo from July 21, 2013, documenting three pups in the newly formed Mount Emily pack.
Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife
What started out this year as the discovery of two wolves has now multiplied into a pack, thanks to the recent birth of their three pups -- and possibly more.
The two wolves were first found in April in Eastern Oregon's Union County northwest of the town of Summerville.
The Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife on Tuesday released a photo taken July 21 of three pups from the pair. The photo identifies the pups as part of the newly formed Mount Emily pack. It was taken with a monitoring camera.
The state wildlife agency has now confirmed reproduction in seven known packs this year (Imnaha, Minam, Mt Emily, Snake River, Umatilla River, Walla Walla, and Wenaha), though the exact number of pups is not yet known in all of the packs.
