It has been reported that a few gray wolves that have been found in Northern California could indicate resurgence of the species that has been recently protected. The animal remained missing from the state for roughly 100 years and was becoming near extinct as a result of hunters and trappers.

On Thursday, California Department of Fish and Wildlife officials released images of five pups and two or three adults. It is the first-known wolf family spotted in California since 1924.

As per reports, state officials arranged cameras following which lone wolf was first spotted in May and it was thought that wolves might be living in California. The wolves, named as the Shasta Pack, were spotted in southeastern Siskiyou County. According to officials of the state Department of Fish and Wildlife said, it appears that the pups are only about 4 months old.

According to Charlton Bonham, the department's director, "This news is exciting for California. We knew wolves would eventually return home to the state and it appears now is the time". As per reports, the images have come over a year following a lobo called OR-7 was tracked last time in California. In 2011, the animal became the first gray wolf that entered California in nearly 90 years. It has moved round the border for long time.

According to Andrew Wetzler, director of wildlife program for the Natural Resources Defense Council, it is a completely new wolf family and no one was aware of its presence.