Oregon loner wolf making tracks in California

Thu., Jan. 5, 2012

This Nov. 14, 2011 photo from a trail camera appears to show OR-7, the young male wolf that has wandered hundreds of miles across Oregon and Northern California looking for a mate and a new home. The Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife says the photo likely shows OR-7, because a collar is visible on the neck, and GPS tracking data put him in the area where the camera was set on that date. Oregon's famous wandering wolf seems to be staying out of trouble after settling for now in the southern Cascades, but there are no signs he has found a mate yet. (Associated Press)

By Rich Landers richl@spokesman.com (509) 459-5508

ENDANGERED SPECIES — The young male wolf that has been traipsing about Oregon has made its way into Northern California, the first wolf to do so since 1924.

Details in this Los Angeles Times report, Oregon wolf makes its way to N. California .

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