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CBS News
28-05-2025
- General
- CBS News
3 new California gray wolf packs confirmed in Lassen, Shasta, Tehama counties
Wildlife officials say three new wolf packs have been confirmed in three Northern California counties. The findings come after a number of California counties have declared local states of emergency in response to increasing reports of wolf encounters with livestock. With the new packs, which were reported Tuesday by the California Department of Fish and Wildlife, the total count of known wolf families in the state is now up to 10. Wolf advocates hailed the arrival of the new packs. "How wonderful to witness another year of continued growth in California's recovering wolf population," said Amaroq Weiss with the Center for Biological Diversity in a statement. However, local leaders have urged wildlife managers to take a more aggressive approach against wolves. "These wolves are showing no fear of people and are attacking livestock near family homes," said Shasta County Supervisor Corkey Harmon in a previous statement regarding their emergency declaration. The three new wolf packs were confirmed in eastern Tehama County, central Lassen County, and eastern Shasta County, according to wildlife officials. Lassen, Modoc, Plumas, Sierra and Shasta counties have all adopted similar emergency declarations in response to wolf encounters. Fish and Wildlife closely monitors California's wolf population, which only recently reemerged after being driven to extinction nearly a century ago. The animals are believed to have wandered back into California from Oregon. Wolves are classified as a recovering endangered species in California, meaning it is illegal to take them anywhere in the state.
CBS News
19-05-2025
- CBS News
California county declares state of emergency over gray wolf activity
SHASTA COUNTY – A Northern California county has declared a local state of emergency as residents report more gray wolf incidents. Shasta County supervisors adopted the state of emergency declaration last week. The emergency declaration comes as rural Shasta County residents report more encounters with gray wolves – including attacks on livestock. "These wolves are showing no fear of people and are attacking livestock near family homes. We need better tools and immediate action to keep our rural communities safe," said Corkey Harmon, the Shasta County supervisor who sponsored the resolution, in a statement. Officials say, since late 2024, multiple cattle and other livestock deaths linked to wolves have been confirmed in eastern Shasta County. Supervisors also sent a letter to the California Department of Fish and Wildlife asking for help in protecting the public from wolves. Shasta County residents are being urged to report possible wolf sightings to Fish and Wildlife. Both Modoc and Lassen counties have also adopted similar emergency declarations against wolves in recent days. Wolves are an endangered species in California that, at one point, had disappeared from the state before returning in recent years. Fish and Wildlife has been closely monitoring the state's wolf population, with seven wolf packs having been confirmed.
