California's controversial rare beast that vanished over 100 years ago stages shocking comeback: 'We've been invaded'

[Doc7505]

California's controversial rare beast that vanished over 100 years ago stages shocking comeback: 'We've been invaded'​

Rare beast that vanished from CA over 100 years ago stages comeback

The animal was last seen in California in 1924 before they began to slowly return in 2011. Now there are at least 44 in the Golden State, but not everyone is happy about their comeback.

www.dailymail.co.uk

7 Sep 2024 ~~ By Alyssa Guzman

An endangered predator has returned to California after vanishing more than 100 years ago.
At least 44 gray wolves have been spotted in the West Coast state, including a record-breaking 30 new pups this year alone, according to Axel Hunnicutt, the California Department of Fish and Wildlife's gray wolf coordinator.
This is the biggest increase in a century, with the animals from seven different packs now in nine of the state's 58 counties, Marin Independent Journal reported.
But not everyone is happy about the return of the the gray wolf and are concerned about the risk to farmers' livestock.
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Meanwhile, many conservation groups are excited that gray wolves have become a more common sight in the state.
'It’s a redemption story. It’s a renewal story. It’s inspiring,' the Center for Biological Diversity's Amaroq Weiss told The Journal. 'It has shown that California is wolf country.'
Biologists estimate that California could be home to nearly 500 wolves north of I-80, according to The Journal.

Outside California, the laws around hunting the wolves are less strict.
Wyoming allows residents to shoot wolves on sight. In Idaho, hundreds are hunted each year. And in Oregon and Washington, the animal can be shot if it's attacking livestock.
'The growing population brings significant challenges in regards to the people and agricultural landscape that’s currently there,' Hunnicutt told SF Gate. 'I have mixed emotions about it.'


Commentary:
Wolves are what's referred to as a “keystone species”, which is any species that other plants and animals within an ecosystem largely depend on. If a keystone species is removed, the ecosystem would drastically change, and in some cases, collapse.

 

[toobfreak]

California's controversial rare beast that vanished over 100 years ago stages shocking comeback​

Well I guess that is good. Surprisingly, wolves generally don't bother people. I've been out in the wild and have come across wolves and they just go about their business.
I suppose some people might say that wolves are both a keystone predator and a sign of a good ecology.

 

[HikerGuy83]

I hope they like the taste of illegal allien.

Would help solve a lot of problems.

And create a lot of fat wolves.