A gray wolf that has been monitored in its wanderings through southern Oregon has entered California.The California Department of Fish and Game announced today that the animal has crossed the border. The last confirmed gray wolf in California was killed in Lassen County in 1924, according to a department news release.The Oregon Department of Fish and Game has monitored the travels of the 2 1/2-year-old male, which was collared with a Global Positioning System device in February. The wolf, formerly from a pack in northeast Oregon, is now more than 300 miles from where his journey began. "Whether one is for it or against it, the entry of this lone wolf into California is a historic event and result of much work by the wildlife agencies in the West," Department of Fish and Game Director Charlton H. Bonham said in a written statement. "If the gray wolf does establish a population in California, there will be much more work to do here."Gray wolf recovery in other Western states has been controversial because of potential effects on deer and elk populations, and livestock.Any gray wolf that returns to California is protected under the Federal Endangered Species Act, administered by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service. Based on experience from states where substantial wolf populations exist, officials said, wolves pose little risk to humans. But the Department of Fish and Game recommends that people never approach or feed a wolf.

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A gray wolf that has been monitored in its wanderings through southern Oregon has entered California.The California Department of Fish and Game announced today that the animal has crossed the border. The last confirmed gray wolf in California was killed in Lassen County in 1924, according to a department news release.The Oregon Department of Fish and Game has monitored the travels of the 2 1/2-year-old male, which was collared with a Global Positioning System device in February. The wolf, formerly from a pack in northeast Oregon, is now more than 300 miles from where his journey began. "Whether one is for it or against it, the entry of this lone wolf into California is a historic event and result of much work by the wildlife agencies in the West," Department of Fish and Game Director Charlton H. Bonham said in a written statement. "If the gray wolf does establish a population in California, there will be much more work to do here."Gray wolf recovery in other Western states has been controversial because of potential effects on deer and elk populations, and livestock.Any gray wolf that returns to California is protected under the Federal Endangered Species Act, administered by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service. Based on experience from states where substantial wolf populations exist, officials said, wolves pose little risk to humans. But the Department of Fish and Game recommends that people never approach or feed a wolf.

Read more here: http://www.sacbee.com/2011/12/29/4151761/gray-wolf-makes-historic-crossing.html#storylink=cpy

A gray wolf that has been monitored in its wanderings through southern Oregon has entered California.The California Department of Fish and Game announced today that the animal has crossed the border. The last confirmed gray wolf in California was killed in Lassen County in 1924, according to a department news release.The Oregon Department of Fish and Game has monitored the travels of the 2 1/2-year-old male, which was collared with a Global Positioning System device in February. The wolf, formerly from a pack in northeast Oregon, is now more than 300 miles from where his journey began. "Whether one is for it or against it, the entry of this lone wolf into California is a historic event and result of much work by the wildlife agencies in the West," Department of Fish and Game Director Charlton H. Bonham said in a written statement. "If the gray wolf does establish a population in California, there will be much more work to do here."Gray wolf recovery in other Western states has been controversial because of potential effects on deer and elk populations, and livestock.Any gray wolf that returns to California is protected under the Federal Endangered Species Act, administered by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service. Based on experience from states where substantial wolf populations exist, officials said, wolves pose little risk to humans. But the Department of Fish and Game recommends that people never approach or feed a wolf.

Read more here: http://www.sacbee.com/2011/12/29/4151761/gray-wolf-makes-historic-crossing.html#storylink=cpy

A gray wolf that has been monitored in its wanderings through southern Oregon has entered California.The California Department of Fish and Game announced today that the animal has crossed the border. The last confirmed gray wolf in California was killed in Lassen County in 1924, according to a department news release.The Oregon Department of Fish and Game has monitored the travels of the 2 1/2-year-old male, which was collared with a Global Positioning System device in February. The wolf, formerly from a pack in northeast Oregon, is now more than 300 miles from where his journey began. "Whether one is for it or against it, the entry of this lone wolf into California is a historic event and result of much work by the wildlife agencies in the West," Department of Fish and Game Director Charlton H. Bonham said in a written statement. "If the gray wolf does establish a population in California, there will be much more work to do here."Gray wolf recovery in other Western states has been controversial because of potential effects on deer and elk populations, and livestock.Any gray wolf that returns to California is protected under the Federal Endangered Species Act, administered by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service. Based on experience from states where substantial wolf populations exist, officials said, wolves pose little risk to humans. But the Department of Fish and Game recommends that people never approach or feed a wolf.

Read more here: http://www.sacbee.com/2011/12/29/4151761/gray-wolf-makes-historic-crossing.html#storylink=cpyA gray wolf that has been monitored in its wanderings through southern Oregon has entered California. The last confirmed gray wolf in California was killed in Lassen County in 1924, according to the California Department of Fish and Game.

A gray wolf that has been monitored in its wanderings through southern Oregon has entered California.The California Department of Fish and Game announced today that the animal has crossed the border. The last confirmed gray wolf in California was killed in Lassen County in 1924, according to a department news release.The Oregon Department of Fish and Game has monitored the travels of the 2 1/2-year-old male, which was collared with a Global Positioning System device in February. The wolf, formerly from a pack in northeast Oregon, is now more than 300 miles from where his journey began. "Whether one is for it or against it, the entry of this lone wolf into California is a historic event and result of much work by the wildlife agencies in the West," Department of Fish and Game Director Charlton H. Bonham said in a written statement. "If the gray wolf does establish a population in California, there will be much more work to do here."Gray wolf recovery in other Western states has been controversial because of potential effects on deer and elk populations, and livestock.Any gray wolf that returns to California is protected under the Federal Endangered Species Act, administered by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service. Based on experience from states where substantial wolf populations exist, officials said, wolves pose little risk to humans. But the Department of Fish and Game recommends that people never approach or feed a wolf.

Read more here: http://www.sacbee.com/2011/12/29/4151761/gray-wolf-makes-historic-crossing.html#storylink=cpy