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Wolf pack confirmed in Siskiyou County

8/20/2015

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On August 3, the California Department of Fish and Wildlife (CDFW) released an image of a lone wolf wandering in Siskiyou County (see previous blog post). In response, the agency set several more camera traps to find more evidence of the resident wolf. The efforts paid off. Today CDFW released photos showing that this "lone" wolf has company - one more adult wolf and five pups, now known as the "Shasta Pack." They reside in the wilderness near the town of McCloud, far into the southern part of the county. 

This is very big news for California - until now, only one other wolf had been documented inside the state since the 1920's. The Shasta Pack is protected under both state and federal law, and will be managed under the jurisdiction of CDFW. 

This news gives added urgency to the project described throughout this website. Livestock producers across Northern California should know that there are wolves in the region (and probably more on the way). Wildlife managers, scientists, and producers should work together to effectively prevent conflicts between wolves and livestock within the state. Our project aims to help make that happen. 
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Wolf spotted in northern California

8/3/2015

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The California Department of Fish & Wildlife has found evidence that a lone grey wolf is roaming parts of southern Siskiyou County. Earlier this year, Siskiyou residents reported seeing a large canid in the local wilderness. State biologists deployed camera traps to try and catch an image of the animal, and in July 2015 captured the image below. They have also found the animal's tracks, which appear much larger than a coyote's tracks. The agency is now searching for scat in order to do DNA testing and confirm the species. 

If verified, this would be only the second wild wolf to wander California since they were exterminated in the 1920's. In 2011, a radio-collared wolf known as "OR-7" entered California from Oregon, and roamed much of Northern California for over a year. He returned to southern Oregon in 2013, and has since found a mate and started a new pack in the Rogue River region.  
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