A newly identified pack of endangered gray wolves is roaming in California’s Sierra Nevada, at least 200 miles away from the nearest known pack, the California Department of Fish and Wildlife said
The pack was spotted in the Sequoia National Forest in Tulare County, where wildlife technicians found tracks and collected scat and hair samples for genetic testing. It is the southernmost point in the state where a pack has been identified. Researchers identified at least five members of the pack, two females, two males and their mother, a direct descendant of California’s first documented wolf in the state in recent history, known as OR7.
Gray wolves in California are considered a recovering endangered species under state and federal law, and it is illegal to kill them, but wolves remain unprotected across much of the Northern Rockies, after decades of back-and-forth lawsuits over state and federal regulations. Researchers have advocated for an expansion of protected lands for gray wolves, arguing they are a keystone species, important to the overall health of the ecosystem.
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