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California’s most adventurous wolf has not been heard from since biologists lost track of the “pings” emitted by OR-93’s radio collar on April 5 in San Luis Obispo County, about three hour’s drive north of Los Angeles.
Deepening the mystery, officials have not picked up a “mortality signal” from the young male’s collar, indicating that OR-93 had not moved for at least eight hours.
Where could he have gone?
In search of an answer, state biologists in Oregon and California on Friday said they are collaborating on a plan to fly over his epic path in a plane equipped to detect the faintest signals emitted by its GPS and radio transmitter.
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A gray wolf made a brief appearance in Monterey County this week on a historic journey south from Oregon. His presence is also noteworthy for the agricultural community. Experts say spreading awareness about this protected wolf is essential in minimizing wolf-livestock conflicts.
Gray wolf OR-93 is an approximately two year old male from northern Oregon. He was fitted with a tracking collar in June of 2020 and that data revealed an epic journey south of almost 1,000 miles.
Jordan Traverso is spokesperson for the California Department of Fish and Wildlife.
“This Wolf, OR-93, which represents the ninety third wolf that the Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife has collared, has come the farthest south than any other wolf we ve seen since wolves have returned to the state,” she said.
Lone wolf s historic journey is taking him toward California s Central Coast
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San Luis Obispo County, California.Mint Images/Getty Images/Mint Images RF
Now nearly 1,000 miles from his brothers and sisters in Mount Hood, OR-93, the gray wolf who has made an unprecedented journey south, is nearing the California sand.
Wolves have not been seen on the Central Coast since the 1800s another historic milestone set by the wandering gray wolf on an odyssey that s gripped naturalists, wolf-lovers and wildlife agencies for two months now.
Since we reported last week on OR-93 s collar signal pinging only 100 miles south of the Bay Area in San Benito County, the 2-year-old male wolf did not venture to San Francisco but has instead headed southwest through Monterey County and onto San Luis Obispo County, crossing Highway 101 on his adventure.
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