Gray wolf tracked in Sequoia National Park for first time in 100 years
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SEQUOIA NATIONAL PARK, Calif. – A feminine grey wolf often known as BEY03F was tracked into Sequoia National Park in California, making her the first recognized grey wolf to take action in greater than a century.
The wolf was born to the previous Beyem Seyo Pack in 2023, however BEY03F dispersed from her pack previous to livestock conflicts in 2025 that precipitated a number of members of the pack to be lethally eliminated by the California Department of Fish and Wildlife (CDFW).
In May 2025, BEY03F was tracked on a CDFW digicam in the zone of the Yowlumni Pack, the place she was captured and collared for monitoring, then launched.
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Since then, CDFW has monitored her actions all through California.
CDFW tracks these wolves to preserve and observe the inhabitants throughout the state.
BEY01F, a feminine born in the 2023 litter of the Beyem Seyo pack after being launched near the place she was captured with a brand new collar, January 2025.
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Earlier this 12 months, BEY03F was tracked south in Los Angeles County, based on John Marchwick with California Wolf Watch on Facebook.
Gray wolves are constructed to journey lengthy distances. BEY03F reportedly traveled greater than 370 miles from her pack in Plumas County down into Yowlumni territory, then even additional south into Los Angeles County.
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Now, she’s making the trek up north once more. It’s unclear if BEY03F is touring in a pack or alone via Sequoia National Parkand the way lengthy she’ll keep there.
Gray wolves are listed as endangered in California by the US Fish and Wildlife Service. In 2011, grey wolves naturally reintroduced themselves into the state.
A wolf stands inside it is enclosure on the Colorado Wolf and Wildlife Center (CWWC) in Divide, Colorado on March 28, 2023.
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In 2026, there are 9 recognized and monitored grey wolf packs in California, however CDFW understands there’s seemingly an unknown variety of particular person wolves which can be in California which will have dispersed from packs in California or from adjoining states.
You can sustain with BEY03F and different tracked wolves in California via the CDFW Wolf Tracker.
