The only known photograph of the wandering wolf, OR-7, was taken by a trail camera in southern Oregon late last year. Eventually, this member of a Northeast Oregon pack crossed the state line into California
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Courtesy of Allen Daniels
The wolf, OR-9, brother of OR-7, was shot illegally by a hunter without a valid game tag after the animal crossed the state line from northeast Oregon into Idaho.
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Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife
SACRAMENTO, Calif. — The only gray wolf in California arrived after heading south out of Oregon last year while his brother headed east into Idaho, moves that sealed each of their fates.
The brother is dead, shot illegally by a hunter this month, but in the Golden State wildlife advocates are demanding lifesaving protections for OR-7.
Four conservation groups are hoping the California Fish and Game Commission will agree to add the gray wolf to the state’s endangered species list after OR-7 crossed into state lines.
The Center For Biological Diversity argued in a petition filed Monday that it’s time to prepare for others.
The center’s endangered species director, Noah Greenwald, says adding it to California’s endangered species list would force the state to write a recovery plan that addresses ranchers’ concerns over livestock attacks.
Oregon and Washington listed the gray wolf before any gray wolves migrated to those states.
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