Stock image of a gray wolf.

The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service is requesting information from the public on the deaths of three gray wolves found dead in Klamath County.

The agency is offering a $50,000 reward for information that leads to an arrest, a criminal conviction or a civil penalty assessment in the case.

The three endangered gray wolves were found dead east of Bly in southern Oregon. The deaths occurred in an area of known wolf activity, as defined by the Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife. The case dates back to Dec. 29, when the collars of two gray wolves showed a mortality signal. ODFW staff responded to the signals and found two dead, collared wolves and one dead wolf without a collar.

The collared wolves included the adult breeding female OR115 and the subadult OR142 from the Gearhart Mountain Pack. The non-collared wolf was also determined to be a subadult. A subadult is a 1- to 2-year-old wolf.

Gray wolves are listed as endangered under the Endangered Species Act in the western two-thirds of Oregon. All management related to the harassment and killing of wolves is regulated by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, not ODFW.

Anyone with information about this case can call the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service at 503-682-6131 or email TIP@osp.oregon.gov. Callers may remain anonymous.