Posted on 11/24/2021 1:05:16 PM PST by nickcarraway
A male gray wolf known as OR-93 was killed after being hit by a vehicle off Interstate 5 near Lebec on Nov. 10, the California Department of Fish and Wildlife announced Wednesday.
OR-93 was born in northern Oregon in 2019. His travel has been closely monitored since federal wildlife officials fitted the young wolf with a purple tracking collar in June 2020.
The wolf was first tracked in California on Jan. 30, 2021. OR-93 briefly returned to Oregon before reentering California to begin his trek south.
The wolf traveled hundreds of miles and was tracked in various regions of the state. The wolf entered San Benito County in late March 2020 and entered Monterey County on April 1. OR-93's last collar transmission was in San Luis Obispo County on April 5.
According to the Center for Biological Diversity, no wolf has been documented in the central valley or coastal counties for 200 to 300 years.
"I'm devastated to learn of the death of this remarkable wolf, whose epic travels across California inspired the world," said Amaroq Weiss, senior wolf advocate at the Center for Biological Diversity. "In this annual time of reflection, I thank him for the hope he gave us and for a brief glimpse into what it would be like for wolves to roam wild and free again."
OR-93 traveled the farthest south in California than any gray wolf has been documented since one was captured in San Bernardino County in 1922, state wildlife officials said.
Where’s his pack?
He was getting close. Lebec is 100 miles from where I’m writing this.
Oregon
Ping
Was the wolf acting like a dog and chasing cars?
“no wolf has been documented in the central valley or coastal counties for 200 to 300 years.”
That 100 year uncertainty is strangely imprecise to be coming from a supposed science authority.
Maybe this is a special sort of dog comm.
Are these wolves normally roaming around alone like that? Was there a Mrs. Wolf; did he ever mate with anyone?
Poor wolfie.
He should have used the crosswalk.
The lone wolf dies, but the pack survives — Ned Stark
Umm...there's a reason they're not roaming wild and free, Idiot
I'm thinking that we need to build "animal tunnels" under our highways, so that animals will have a place to get across the roadways without having to judge how quickly a moving vehicle is bearing down upon them.
There actually is a tunnel under I-40 near the North Carolina/Tennessee border this area is the Southern Appalachian Mountains and deer, bear and other animals are known to use the tunnel...
When and where will the trial of the driver take place?
Probably wasn’t wearing a mask.
The general consensus was he was searching out a mate, not realizing it was unlikely he would find a female wolf in California.
That's the best thing to do to any not in a zoo or preserve.
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