SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — A California wildlife official says a male wolf collared by Oregon wildlife officials last year has been spotted in Northern California with another wolf, likely a female with whom he will probably start a new pack.
Kent Laudon, California Department of Fish and Wildlife's wolf specialist, said Tuesday OR-85 was spotted in December along with a companion by a game camera in Siskiyou County.
He says biologists will collect samples of the uncollared wolf's fur, feces and urine to determine its original pack.
OR-85, a black-furred wolf, is from Oregon's Mt. Emily Pack and was collared there last February. He entered California on Nov. 3.
