Wolf pack with pups found in Lassen County; one wolf collared by Fish & Wildlife

MENDOCINO CO., 7/06/17 — A grey wolf pack has been confirmed to be living in Lassen County, after California Department of Fish and Wildlife biologists collared the 75 pound adult female and discovered her pups. After spotting a pair of adult wolves on trail cameras during the fall of 2016, CDFW officials collared the female this spring and followed her trail, leading them to determine that she and her mate — who is genetically related to the Oregon Rogue wolf pack — have had at least three pups this spring.

This pack, now called the Lassen Pack, is the second wolf pack found in California since they were extirpated from the state during the 1920s. According to a CDFW statement, the first new California pack, known as the Shasta Pack, was first discovered in 2015 but later went missing, although one pup may have been spotted in Nevada. Grey wolves are currently listed as endangered on both the state and federal levels. There is a CDFW management plan you can read here, along with more information about grey wolves, such as how to tell them apart from coyotes.