Small Pack of Grey Wolves Spotted In Northern California
Wildlife experts in California reported that a small pack of grey wolves has been spotted in the Northern California. The creature has been spotted for the first time after nearly 91 years. The wolves pose very little threat to humans, they said.
The sightings of wolves have created a buzz about the return of the animals that went missing for nearly a century. It all started back in May when the California Department of fish and Wildlife captured images of what some called was a wolf on a trail camera.
Jordan Traverso, said, "So a couple of intuitive biologists decided to put a few more trail cameras in some areas that they thought they might spot some wolves. It's really exciting because this is the first time that gray wolves have been established back in California since 1924".
Biologists later confirmed that it was not just a single wolf, but a pack of seven. The pack included two adults, likely parents, and their five pups.
The wildlife experts were also excited in 2011 when a collared lone wolf labeled OR-7 crossed into California from Oregon for a brief period.
The new wolf pack was found recently in a rural part of Siskiyou County, said officials. They said that it would be really hard for them to say what the return of the animal mean for the state's ecosystem because presently, they don't really have a point of reference.
The department started a gray wolf stakeholder group about a couple of years ago, and currently, is working on a wolf management plan to address concerns about conservation, hunting and agriculture.