"The wolves were originally thought to be from separate groups but were declared a pack after a pup was seen with them on a remote trail camera, according to Fish and Wildlife spokesperson Peter Tira. Fish and Wildlife declares a group of wolves a pack if there is evidence of reproduction, along with other criteria, Tira told SFGATE in an emailed statement."
""By now, we actually have had enough years of enough established packs in California that, as their offspring grow up and become the age to disperse, they're now finding each other within the state," Weiss told SFGATE via phone. "So this is really why, just in the last few years, we've started to see more numbers of wolf packs confirmed in any given year, instead of just one wolf pack at a time.""
"The pack is the fourth one discovered in the state this year, signaling that the recovery of California's wolf population, while still in an early stage, has continued. As the descendants of wolves that crossed into the state from places like Oregon encounter each other and reproduce, more packs begin to establish, according to Amaroq Weiss, a senior wolf advocate at the Center for Biological Diversity."
California enforcement confirmed a new Grizzly wolf pack in southern Plumas County, raising the state's total to 10 packs. Pack status was assigned after a pup was recorded on a remote trail camera, meeting the agency's reproduction-based criteria. The Grizzly pack was located in Sierra Valley where the Sierra Nevada meets the Cascade Range. The Grizzly discovery was the fourth new pack identified this year, reflecting continued early-stage recovery. Authorities killed four members of a separate nearby pack last month following numerous cattle losses. Offspring dispersal from established packs is contributing to more in-state pack formation.
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