Posted on 10/03/2021 11:46:57 PM PDT by nickcarraway
An endangered gray wolf that traveled at least 1,000 miles from Oregon to California's Central Coast before his tracking collar stopped giving signals in the Spring, may still be alive and roaming in Ventura County.
The California Department of Fish and Wildlife said Friday that it received three reports last month of a wolf with a purple collar in the northern part of the county, and officials were able to confirm wolf tracks in the vicinity.
The reports match the description of OR-93, the young male who was fitted with a purple tracking collar by federal wildlife officials in Oregon in June 2020. The collar's transmission indicated he entered California early this year, passing through the Sierra Nevada and the San Joaquin Valley before reaching San Benito County, Monterey County, and then San Luis Obispo County, where officials received the last signal on April 5.
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Nice doggie!
Poor guy just wants a mate! But he’s looking for love in all the wrong places.
Why does he have a purple collar on??
Never mind just read the story boy this guy has done some major traveling!!
Wilkie heard California women were hot, so of course he left Oregon.
Tracker collar
Amazing. To get from Oregon and the Sierra Nevada to Ventura County, the wolf would have had to cross three major freeways—I-80, Rte. 99 and I-5.
We had a coyote a half mile down the street from us this past week. Video seen on Nextdoor.com
Just walking along the side street.
Usually they are like 2-3 miles west and there are a lot of homes they have to pass by. I guess they ate all the dogs and cats in that area and traveled across Topanga canyon road (Calif) which is a busy 6 lane to find more snacks.
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