Working To Conserve Wolf Species While Protecting [California] Ranchers
From MyMotherLode.com:
Sonora, CA — As California’s gray wolf population grows, the California Department of Fish and Wildlife (CDFW) is advancing the state’s management of this species to phase 2 and further supporting communities where they are known to reside.
In February, as reported here, CDWF staff captured twelve gray wolves between January 14 and the end of that month in Siskiyou, Lassen, Plumas, and Sierra counties, collared and released them back into the wild. At the end of 2024, there were seven known wolf packs in the state and four additional areas of known wolf activity. Most of those packs are in northeastern California, although one is in the southern Sierra Nevada. Five of the seven packs met CDFW’s definition of a “breeding pair” in 2024, meaning two adults and two or more pups surviving until the end of the year.
