The lone wolf of California, OR-7 (a.k.a. Journey), recently stopped his wanderings and settled down in northern Klamath County, Oregon. Video Cameras set up in his vicinity revealed that a black-coated female wolf, its origin unknown, was in the area. OR-7 is in a small den in Rouge River-Siskyou National Forest. As hoped by millions of people, cameras have caught an biologists have confirmed that of June 2014, OR-7 is a father of at least 2 cubs. This is 35.6 miles, or 57.29 kilometers to the border of California (measured from Ft. Dick, CA).
But this success story comes with a twinge. The United States Department of Fish and Wildlife Services, or USDFWS, is invigorated with the birth of these two pups, and may take Gray Wolves of the Federal Endangered Species List, which would make it unprotected by Federal law. This will lead to action from the state governments of the west, who would declare it a game species (Butch Otter, Governor of Idaho, said he wants to be the first to shoot a wolf in his state when they are a game species). USDFWS will make a decision later in the year. For more click the link below.
OR-7: Biologists confirm Oregon Wolf has at least 2 pups
Also, claimed wolf sightings have been on the rise in the Sierra Nevada Mountains of California. These are by people who have seen coyotes and wolves (in places like Yellowstone Nat. Park, WY, where there are wolves confirmed). For more about this click the link below-
Wolf sighting in the Sierra Nevada?
