The state of Oregon has ratcheted up its assault on wolves. Two wolves from the Wildcat pack were killed last month. Four wolves from the Five Points pack have already been killed, bringing the gruesome tally to six.

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State-sponsored killing of wolves is abhorrent and must end.

Oregon used to be a model for coexistence between wolves and livestock operators. Now state officials are relying on cruel wolf-killing — with some shoot-on-sight orders lasting for three months — rather than pushing livestock owners to use nonlethal deterrents to reduce conflicts.

The result has been heartbreaking: Twenty-three wolves have been killed in the past two-and-a-half years by Oregon officials or under agency kill orders over livestock conflicts.

Wolves can flourish in Oregon's lush landscapes, but not if industry is allowed to call on government-run wildlife killing machines to take up arms and relentlessly persecute packs.