The gray wolf's improbable California comeback continues as population hits modern record number

After being hunted to extinction a century ago, gray wolves are continuing their remarkable comeback story in California, ...

California wolf numbers rose in 2025, wildlife officials say, but breeding pairs fell

California’s year-end wolf population rose last year but was down from an estimated 60 to 70 animals believed to inhabit the ...
Center for Biological Diversity

California’s 2025 Wolf Population Rises 10%, Successful Breeding Pairs Decline

SAN FRANCISCO— California’s wolf population grew by 10% in 2025, with a total of nine packs by the end of December, according ...

California wolf population rose 10% in 2025, data shows

California’s wolf population rose 10% in 2025, according to new data from the California Department of Fish and Wildlife.
Inside Climate News

Amid National Wolf Debate, California Kills Four of the Predators After ‘Unprecedented’ Livestock Attacks

In January 2025, the California Department of Fish and Wildlife collared a wolf in the state. Credit: Malia Byrtus/California Wolf Project Around 14 years ago, a lone gray wolf crossed the border from ...
AOL

California has a new wolf pack after another was euthanized

A wolf and three pups are seen in Lassen County in 2019. This week, the California Department of Fish and Wildlife reported a new pack in nearby Plumas County. (California Department of Fish and ...