California Department of Fish and Wildlife biologists say a young female wolf born near Lake Tahoe has wandered into Los Anbges County.
The wolf has come as far south as Lancaster.
According NBC 4:
“lone gray wolf who journeyed hundreds of miles from the Lake Tahoe area was spotted in Los Angeles County over the weekend in a rare wildlife sighting in Southern California.
The female was spotted desert conditions near Lancaster
In video posted by the California Department of Fish and Wildlife, the 3-year-old female wolf can be seen in the wild. She was born in Plumas County near Lake Tahoe and seen about 375 miles south early Saturday morning near Lancaster in northern Los Angeles County.”
Wolves were almost exterminated from the contiguous United States. Changes in attitudes about wolves have helped spark a resurgence. A number of western states now have packs and management programs.
California, for example, has a number of active packs and at least one wanderer.
Wolves are now present in Minnesota, Michigan and Wisconsin. California, Oregon, Washington, Idaho and Montana also have packs. Colorado has recently reintroduced them. Reintroduction has been
Controversial, even deadly. Wolves have been poisoned in n Oregon and California. Their presence in Colorado is still an issue