Is the famous gray wolf named OR7, which has been in California since Dec. 28, on its way back to Oregon?Monday's update from the California Department of Fish and Game states that OR7, which is the first known wild wolf in the state in nearly 90 years, is in northeast Siskiyou County, which borders Oregon.
"OR7 has traveled a great distance over the weekend," the DFG report states. "He
traveled from the south end of Shasta County all the way to the northern
boundary with Siskiyou. He then traveled approximately 42 more miles
north/northwest and is now in northeast Siskiyou County."
OR7, who is 2
1/2 years old and presumably looking for a mate, gained fame months ago as he
trekked in a southerly direction the length of Oregon, and especially when he
crossed into California.
The wolf is wearing a GPS unit on its collar, and while its position can be
tracked, there is only one known image of the
animal, captured last Nov. 1 via trail cam in southern Oregon (see image
above).
OR7 is from the Imnaha wolf pack in
northeastern Oregon. His brother was shot and killed on
Feb. 2 in Idaho by a hunter with an invalid tag.
Some states allow the
hunting of wolves as a means of wildlife management.
In California wolves
are protected under the Endangered Species Act.
-- Image is believed to be that of OR7, photographed via trail-cam on
Nov. 1 in southern Oregon.
traveled from the south end of Shasta County all the way to the northern
boundary with Siskiyou. He then traveled approximately 42 more miles
north/northwest and is now in northeast Siskiyou County."
OR7, who is 2
1/2 years old and presumably looking for a mate, gained fame months ago as he
trekked in a southerly direction the length of Oregon, and especially when he
crossed into California.
The wolf is wearing a GPS unit on its collar, and while its position can be
tracked, there is only one known image of the
animal, captured last Nov. 1 via trail cam in southern Oregon (see image
above).
OR7 is from the Imnaha wolf pack in
northeastern Oregon. His brother was shot and killed on
Feb. 2 in Idaho by a hunter with an invalid tag.
Some states allow the
hunting of wolves as a means of wildlife management.
In California wolves
are protected under the Endangered Species Act.
-- Image is believed to be that of OR7, photographed via trail-cam on
Nov. 1 in southern Oregon.
