"There were 55 wolves confirmed alive and nine wolf packs by the end of 2025, the majority of which are clustered in the northeastern portion of the state, according to the California Department of Fish and Wildlife's annual wolf report, released Thursday. That is up from 50 wolves and seven packs the previous year."
"The number of packs that were deemed breeding pairs - meaning they contained at least one adult male, an adult female and two pups - declined from five in 2024 to three in 2025. This drop was attributed partly to unsuccessful litters in the Lassen and Yowlumni packs, as well as the state's decision to euthanize four wolves from the Beyem Seyo pack in response to a spike in livestock attacks."
"There were 267 investigations opened into wolf-livestock predation in 2025, up from 74 the previous year. Of the investigations opened last year, there were 198 livestock losses confirmed likely due to wolves, 90 of which were attributed to the Beyem Seyo pack - generating outrage from Sierra Valley ranchers."
""More wolf packs and more new territories are exactly what we'd want for a wolf population that's beginning to recover," Amaroq Weiss, a senior wolf advocate at the Center for Biological Diversity, said in a statement."
Fifty-five gray wolves and nine wolf packs were confirmed alive in California by the end of 2025, with most packs clustered in the northeastern part of the state. The numbers increased from 50 wolves and seven packs the previous year. Breeding success declined, with breeding pairs dropping from five in 2024 to three in 2025 due to unsuccessful litters in the Lassen and Yowlumni packs and the euthanization of four wolves from the Beyem Seyo pack after a spike in livestock attacks. Wolf-livestock conflict intensified, with 267 investigations opened into predation in 2025, compared with 74 the prior year. Confirmed livestock losses likely due to wolves totaled 198, including 90 attributed to the Beyem Seyo pack, prompting outrage from Sierra Valley ranchers.
#gray-wolves #wildlife-population-recovery #human-wildlife-conflict #livestock-predation #california-department-of-fish-and-wildlife
Read at Los Angeles Times
Unable to calculate read time
Collection
[
|
...
]