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CASTAIC, Calif. () — For the first time in more than a century, a gray wolf has ventured into Los Angeles County.
A 3-year-old female gray wolf arrived in the northwestern part of Los Angeles County near Pyramid Lake Saturday morning, according to the data from her GPS collar.
This is the first time in more than 100 years that a wolf has been documented in L.A. County, experts say.
According to The Los Angeles Times, the wolf — known as BEY03F — is looking for a partner, “and the fact that she is still on the move is an indication that she has not found a mate and suitable habitat.”
Experts say she’s originally from a pack in Plumas County.
The L.A. Times says the wolf was fitted for her new collar last May when she was spending time with the Yowlumni Pack in Tulare County.
California’s wolves are the result of their introduction to Yellowstone three decades ago.
“This wolf is the furthest south we have verified a wolf since that introduction 30 years ago. And it’s the first time we have verified a wolf in L.A. County in modern times,” said Axel Hunnicutt, gray wolf coordinator for the California Department of Fish and Wildlife. “I can’t tell you the last time there was a wolf in L.A. County, but it likely was well over a hundred years ago.”
Officials reference the California Department of Fish and Wildlife’s tracker to help mitigate wolf-livestock conflict using the last known location of California satellite collared wolves.
The wolf was born in Pluma County’s Beyem Seyo Pack in 2023. To reach L.A. County, The L.A. Times says “she’s traveled more than 370 miles and walked the length of the Sierra Nevada to get to her current spot.”
The 3-year-old gray wolf has moved back slightly to the north, according to the latest GPS data.
The wolves’ return to California was marked when one traveled from Oregon. The last documented California wild wolf was shot in 1924. It is believed that a minimum of 60 wolves are still in California.
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