A grey wolf made a one day visit, yes, just one day, to California in 2013. But the State of California has spent tens of thousands of dollars declaring this “visitor” as being endangered, created rules, regulations and treatment of the grey wolf—which returned to its natural habitat in Oregon. Our government workers have receiving training, more thousands spent, to learn how to treat the one grey wolf if it decides to visit our State again. Any wonder we are in a Depression?
Do we have a similar policy for other visitors? Maybe it is time to test the common sense of those taking your paychecks, obviously the people that made this decision are dreamers and wish makers, not caring how it affects your taxes. Another reason to vote NO on any government tax increase or bond request. The only thing endangered in California are families and jobs.
The last time a grey wolf was seen in California was in 1924—90 years ago!
Photo courtesy of ohad*, flickr
California Fish and Game,
On Dec. 28, 2011 a 2 ½-year-old, male gray wolf entered California after traveling from northeast Oregon. Designated OR7, his behavior, called dispersal, is not atypical of a wolf his age.
Historically, wolves inhabited California, but were extirpated. Before OR7, the last confirmed wolf in California was here in 1924 and since then, investigated “sightings” have turned out to be coyotes, dogs, wolf-dog hybrids, etc. CDFW wildlife managers anticipated that wolves would eventually enter California, and have been preparing for it.
- The State of California is not intentionally reintroducing wolves.
- Gray wolves pose little direct risk to humans.
- Any wolf that enters California is protected as endangered under the federal Endangered Species Act.
CDFW provides these maps to show the route that Wolf OR 7 has traveled since his entry into California. The maps will be updated periodically as additional data becomes available. However, there will be an intentional delay in posting new map information to protect the current location of this wolf. This wolf’s movement pattern, in terms of timing, direction and distance has so far been unpredictable. Therefore the maps will provide useful information on where he has been recently, but not where he is now.
Map of OR7’s path in California (PDF)
This map contains data through April 23, 2013
On March 12/13, 2013, Wolf OR7 returned to Oregon then made a brief return to California on April 20, 2013. Again, OR7 returned to Oregon on April 23, 2013. We will not post updates while he is in Oregon. Wolves in Oregon are managed by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service and Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife. Oregon does not post daily location information on wolves. For more information, please visit www.dfw.state.or.us/wolves/
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