Researchers are howling with delight over the discovery of this wolf pack in California.
, given that the native species was hunted to extinction in California in the 1920s. Only in the past decade or so have a few gray wolves wandered back into the state from out-of-state packs.— California Department of Fish and Wildlife
A report of a wolf seen last month in Sequoia National Forest in Tulare County led researchers to spot tracks, and collect DNA samples from fur and droppings, according to the California Department of Fish and Wildlife.Sign up for NBC LA newsletters. Researchers concluded that there is a new pack of at least five wolves that weren't previously known to live in California: an adult female and her four offspring.
The pack is at least 200 mile from the next-nearest pack, which is in Lassen Park in northeastern California, wildlife officials said. A third pack is also based in Northern California. Gray wolves are protected by both state and federal law under the Endangered Species Act. It is illegal to hurt or kill them.Get Los Angeles's latest local news on crime, entertainment, weather, schools, COVID, cost of living and more. Here's your go-to source for today's LA news.
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