California wildlife officials capture 5 gray wolves, give them satellite tracking collars
Wildlife managers are now tracking five more gray wolves in Northern California with satellite tracking collars.
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Wildlife managers are now tracking five more gray wolves in Northern California with satellite tracking collars.
Public officials in Truckee are warning residents and visitors that wolf activity has been recorded in the area.
Officials say the action comes after months of attacks on livestock, including 70 recorded losses attributed to wolves from March to September.
Photos showed Cody Roberts posing with the wolf, its mouth bound with tape, in a bar. Video showed the same animal lying on a floor, alive but barely moving.
Once nearly extinct in the United States, wolves are making a comeback in California. Cattle ranchers are feeling the impact.
Wolves are a protected species, and it's illegal to intentionally kill them unless someone's life is in danger. Now, there is a new tactic being deployed in California to help prevent any more conflicts.
The seemingly aggressive wolf-dogs that were on the loose in Natomas recently have been rescued by a California sanctuary, and just last week, the sanctuary rescued three more wolf-dogs from the same neighborhood.
Wolf advocates are hailing the arrival of the new packs, but local leaders have urged wildlife managers to take a more aggressive approach.
Shasta County supervisors adopted the state of emergency declaration last week.
There have been six confirmed gray wolf attacks on cattle over the last two and a half weeks near the Plumas-Sierra county line, authorities said.
An investigation is underway in the Northern California high country after a dog apparently mistaken for a wolf was shot and killed.
An investigation is underway in the Northern California high country after a dog apparently mistaken for a wolf was shot and killed.
Once thought extinct in California, wolves are making a surprising comeback.
