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| This is a Northern Rocky Mountains Wolf |
The last gray wolf in California was shot in 1924. The last wolf in the contiguous United States except for a small population was shot in the 1940's. In modern times, Canadian Gray Wolves have been reintroduced to the lower 48 states, and now range from a isolated population in Arizona, New Mexico, and Mexico up the Rocky Mountains in Colorado, Wyoming, Idaho, and Montana, and west to Oregon and Washington.
In northeast Oregon, 2011, a pack of wolves known as the Imnaha pack had a baby. The wolf's name was OR-7. He was fit with a radio-transmitting collar by conservationists. In December of that year, OR-7 made history. He entered California, being the first wild wolf in the state since 1924!
He entered California through the Lower Klamath National Wildlife Refuge, in Siskiyou County. His wanderings took him through Northeastern California. As early as May, he started patrolling an area in Plumas National Forest, the confluence of three counties: Plumas, Butte, and Tehama. This is thought thought to be his home range.
Here are some links about OR-7:
- Gray Wolf, Department of Fish and Game, State of California
- Map of Gray Wolf OR-7 Travels, December 2011 - July 2012, Department of Fish and Game
- California reports the lone wolf OR-7, Natural Unseen Hazards Blog
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