A Bend man’s roadside wildlife encounter in mid-March has led to the first confirmed wolf sighting in the McKenzie Ranger District, according to biologists who reviewed a video recording of the animal.
Jake Rau told McKenzie River Reflections newspaper in an article posted March 19 that he encountered the animal while driving from Bend toward Eugene along Highway 126 east of McKenzie Pass. As he rounded a corner, he noticed what appeared to be a…