The Lonely End to One Gray Wolf’s 8,700-Mile Search for a Mate Wildlife officials are investigating the death of OR-54, a female wolf whose carcass was found in Northern California. Share full ...

In September 2016, the Prospect Peak pack killed her father, 911M. He was the founder of the Junction Butte pack. At the time ...

An endangered gray wolf that wandered more than 8,000 miles through Northern California has died, the California Department of Fish and Wildlife announced. OR-54, a 3- to 4-year-old female with a ...

The westernmost wolf in the lower 48 states, a lone pioneer wandering hundreds of miles west of any known wolfpack, has apparently found a mate. OR7, a gray wolf born in eastern Oregon five years ...

The gray wolf that was found dead, known as OR-54, was protected by California and Oregon law and by the federal Endangered Species Act.

Her release with a mate and pups is a powerful testament to the resilience of wolves, but it’s also a reminder that recovery demands more than relocation,” said Claire Musser, executive director of ...

Experts say the endangered animals have a natural inclination to roam and the female wolf's journey illustrates the species can thrive outside designated boundaries in New Mexico and Arizona.

Bryan Bird, the Southwest program director with the environmental group Defenders of Wildlife, suggested that the female wolf is in search of a mate and might find one in Colorado.