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XemaSab

(60,212 posts) Thu Dec 29, 2011, 10:28 PM Dec 2011

There's a wolf in California! [View all]

For the first time since 1924, a wild wolf is living in California.

OR-7, which traveled from northeast Oregon to Southern Oregon this past fall, has entered California. The wolf entered California on Wednesday and is believed to be a few miles south of the Oregon border in Siskiyou County, according to the California Department of Fish and Game.

Michelle Dennehy, a spokeswoman for the Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife, said the 2-year-old gray wolf entered California south of Keno, Ore., which is north of Dorris in north central Siskiyou County.

Oregon officials received GPS tracking information Wednesday morning via a collar OR-7 wears. Wildlife officials in Oregon notified their counterparts with the California DFG to let them know the wolf was in California.

http://www.redding.com/news/2011/dec/29/oregon-wolf-enters-california-now-siskiyou-county/

(Also posted this in E/E http://www.democraticunderground.com/11272747 )

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There's a wolf in California! [View all] XemaSab Dec 2011 OP

Not to worry. Some brave gun toter will take care of that. nt onehandle Dec 2011 #1

Boy, you have a hell of an obsession with gun owners. nt TheWraith Dec 2011 #5

Gun ownership = true patriotism. onehandle Dec 2011 #12

You have a hell of an obsession; greiner3 Dec 2011 #71

EXCUSE ME??? I'm a hunter and am totally against shooting wolves for sport. Odin2005 Dec 2011 #25

It was just a joke. Geez, some people have gotten so stressed out that Honeycombe8 Dec 2011 #28

"Hunter" not equal to "gun-toting idiot." tabasco Dec 2011 #59

But you shoot deer for sport. What's the difference? n/t RebelOne Dec 2011 #68

There are an overabundance of deer. Odin2005 Dec 2011 #76

Shit, that's half the comments coming out of Siskiyou County XemaSab Dec 2011 #34

You're getting a lot of grief from people here who misinterpret the second amendment... joeybee12 Dec 2011 #55

I sure would love a little picture! On the other hand, wild wolves probably don't much Sarah Ibarruri Dec 2011 #2

Ours pose politely in front of the trail cam. Brickbat Dec 2011 #4

No way you do not. You do NOT feed them fried chicken. nt Sarah Ibarruri Dec 2011 #6

Just the leftovers. Brickbat Dec 2011 #9

I'm no wolf expert, but I don't think that's a superb idea. What do you think? nt Sarah Ibarruri Dec 2011 #11

I think that if one wolf eats one picked-over fried chicken breast in his whole life, he'll do just Brickbat Dec 2011 #13

Ok, but next thing you know, he'll want a bucket from The Colonel. nt Sarah Ibarruri Dec 2011 #15

If you give a wolf a chicken leg... Brickbat Dec 2011 #16

LOL! nt Sarah Ibarruri Dec 2011 #21

He could choke on the small bones. And the trans fats... Honeycombe8 Dec 2011 #30

Pet dogs are different than wolves. Brickbat Dec 2011 #31

Dogs and wolves have same digestive system. Honeycombe8 Dec 2011 #36

It's cooked chicken bones that are said to splinter and cause perforations. Trillo Dec 2011 #41

There's nothing funny about that. UnrepentantLiberal Dec 2011 #47

How so? Brickbat Dec 2011 #50

Beacuse when they get used to human food UnrepentantLiberal Dec 2011 #51

Oh, when I said "ours," maybe that makes it sound like I have a pack out back that I leave food out Brickbat Dec 2011 #52

Regardless of your rational UnrepentantLiberal Dec 2011 #53

I would love to see the "wild life show" you refer to Oilwellian Dec 2011 #63

Okay, I guess I've been wrong all along. UnrepentantLiberal Dec 2011 #67

our packs are shy. they like to eat dogs. roguevalley Dec 2011 #74

Dogs?? omg nt Sarah Ibarruri Dec 2011 #75

they live down funny river road and dogs are fair game in the country. I would keep them in my house roguevalley Dec 2011 #79

No offense meant to the OP,but why is this news? Last time I virgogal Dec 2011 #3

First known wolf in almost ninety years? I would say that is news. MADem Dec 2011 #23

I guess,but what did they expect when they re-populated nearby states? I hope virgogal Dec 2011 #32

We've got coyotes the size of Saint Bernards, damn near! MADem Dec 2011 #40

Coyotes are different though. UnrepentantLiberal Dec 2011 #54

They do have a little Eastern wolf in 'em, apparently, though! MADem Dec 2011 #58

UnrepentantLiberal Dec 2011 #60

How did you do that? MADem Dec 2011 #61

There was a thread about it. UnrepentantLiberal Dec 2011 #64

Ah HA!! So it's a FEATURE, not a bug! nt MADem Dec 2011 #65

I don't know. UnrepentantLiberal Dec 2011 #66

Excellent! DirkGently Dec 2011 #7

Cool liberal N proud Dec 2011 #8

Very cool! ellie Dec 2011 #10

I think Maria may still divorce him DJ13 Dec 2011 #14

SO glad I read to the end of this... YvonneCa Dec 2011 #17

DUzy!!! Odin2005 Dec 2011 #26

I second that! Duzy!! nt msanthrope Dec 2011 #70

I'm delighted to know OR-7's journey has been successful and harm-free so far. classof56 Dec 2011 #18

Do wolves eat coyotes? Brother Buzz Dec 2011 #19

yes Vanje Dec 2011 #20

If they eat feral pigs too... Brother Buzz Dec 2011 #22

Feral pigs and an overpopulation of deer can really mess up a garden... hunter Dec 2011 #57

Post of the day!!! Major Hogwash Dec 2011 #24

Hey California take good care of our wolf! Port Orford, Oregon. WHEN CRABS ROAR Dec 2011 #27

Port Orford? i_sometimes Dec 2011 #49

Hi back to you! WHEN CRABS ROAR Dec 2011 #72

kick and rec ! nt steve2470 Dec 2011 #29

Is that good or bad? Shankapotomus Dec 2011 #33

Why would you not want wolves in California? UnrepentantLiberal Dec 2011 #48

Okay Shankapotomus Dec 2011 #78

Seems wolves are doing well. Maybe too well in some areas. pengillian101 Dec 2011 #35

How cool. Cleita Dec 2011 #37

now that's more like Christmas. marasinghe Dec 2011 #38

Cool! bigwillq Dec 2011 #39

And I thought you were posting about Scott Walker. postulater Dec 2011 #42

Oh no! Grandma's house is in Redding! Just a few miles away. Kablooie Dec 2011 #43

woot ellisonz Dec 2011 #44

I blame the pornification of society. Warren DeMontague Dec 2011 #45

That is too cool. UnrepentantLiberal Dec 2011 #46

Lets find him a lady friend, we could have wolves in California. nt bemildred Dec 2011 #56

I'm scared Cali_Democrat Dec 2011 #62

Great report on one small gain for wolves' range. pinto Dec 2011 #69

Congratulations! Now you're just a few short years away from... greendog Dec 2011 #73

There's a Bear in the Woods DeathToTheOil Dec 2011 #77