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Gray Wolf Photographed Near Town In Washington Cascades

By Courtney Flatt (OPB)
May 21, 2015 11:51 p.m.
A gray wolf spotted by trail cameras near Leavenworth in the Washington Cascades. This is the first time a wolf has been documented this part north-central Washington since 2000.

A gray wolf spotted by trail cameras near Leavenworth in the Washington Cascades. This is the first time a wolf has been documented this part north-central Washington since 2000.

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Biologists have confirmed that

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taken near Leavenworth in the Washington Cascades are of a gray wolf. This is the first time a wolf has been documented in this area of the Cascades since 2000.

State and federal biologists say this wolf was likely traveling through the area and don’t think a wolf pack has been established.

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captured the wolf's photos by chance in February. The advocacy group was using trail cameras to try to document wolverines.

A gray wolf spotted by trail cameras near Leavenworth in the Washington Cascades.

A gray wolf spotted by trail cameras near Leavenworth in the Washington Cascades.

Courtesy of Conservation Northwest

“This exciting discovery shows that wolves are continuing to naturally regain their historic range in the Pacific Northwest,” said spokesman Chase Gunnell in a news release.

Unlike Oregon's famous wandering wolf, OR-7, this wolf doesn't have a radio collar.

In recent months, roaming wolves have also been spotted near Mount Hood, Klamath Falls, and Malheur County in Oregon.

As of 2014, there are 16 known wolf packs in Washington and 9 known packs in Oregon.

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