Wolf Walking

Wandering wolf OR7 tracked in same area as California’s last wild wolf, in 1924

California’s new wild wolf resident generally has been on the move since arriving one month ago. But the wolf known as OR7 has spent a lot of time lately in the same region where the state’s last known wild wolf was killed in 1924.That would be an area north of Honey Lake in southeastern Lassen County. A trapper killed what is thought to be the state’s last known wild wolf in that area, near the town of Litchfield, in 1924.

That wolf was emaciated. At 56 pounds, it was half a normal wolf’s weight. It was also missing part of a hind leg, likely from escaping a prior trapping attempt.

OR7’s lingering in the area is likely coincidence, experts said, though it may point to something in a wolf’s habitat preferences…

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Wild wolf roams deeper into California

A wild wolf has been back among us for a week now. True to form, he is beginning to cause a stir.The two-year-old male wolf known as OR-7 crossed from Oregon into California’s Siskiyou County on Dec. 28. Initial speculation that he might soon turn back to Oregon has been laid to rest.

The wolf has roamed deeper into Siskiyou County in recent days, according to data from the GPS collar it wears. The trek began in September when the wolf left its home pack in northeast Oregon on a walkabout now nearing 800 miles…

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On the trail of romance: Lonely gray wolf walking across U.S. to find mate spotted for the first time

A gray wolf, who wandered hundreds of miles from home in search of a mate, has been captured on camera for the first time. The male wolf, nicknamed Journey, has been tracked via a collar he was fitted with last spring. Wolves usually mate in February – but there were no signs he has found one yet.

The collar monitored the creature as he walked away from his pack in Oregon and into California – which has not seen a wolf in 80 years…

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March 5th, 2012

(Reuters) – Apparently OR-7 has a cold, wet nose for the Pacific Northwest.The lone gray wolf by that name has returned home to Oregon, after captivating biologists and wildlife lovers by becoming the first of his species found in California in over 80 years, officials said on Friday.

OR-7, which arrived in California in late December, crossed back over the state line into Oregon on Thursday, according to the California Department of Fish and Game. The wolf is fitted with a radio collar tracked by biologists.

The wolf’s trek in search of a mate and prey has gained it many fans, and the animal has won attention for environmental groups seeking to force California to better protect other gray wolves that may venture into the state.

Veterans help 29 Alaska wolf-dogs overcome abuse, build new lives at Cal sanctuary

LOS ANGELES — It’s been three months since a California animal rescue center retrieved 29 wolf-dogs from an Alaska tourist attraction that had fought the state over owning, breeding and selling the wolf-hybrids. Chains were so deeply embedded in the necks of two of the animals that they had to be surgically removed. Many developed limps because they’d never used the pads of their feet. Now the task of taming the wolf-dogs has been given to three U.S. military veterans who say they can relate to the stress of trying to transition to a normal life. The program is called “Warriors and Wolves.”

“I get along with the wolves,” said one of the three, Stanley McDonald, a 10-year Navy vet who has been foreman of the Lockwood Animal Rescue Center in Frazier Park, about 75 miles northwest of Los Angeles, for 4½ years.

McDonald said he knows what it is like to be homeless, alone and lost. “They’ve been in a bad situation, which I’ve been in most of my life. Most of them are afraid, taken away from the only thing they knew,” he said…

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Find out more about the Warriors and Wolves program at: http://www.warriorsandwolves.org