Recent Wolf Sightings and Depredations Underscore Need for Changes to California Gray Wolf Management

The Siskiyou County Sheriff’s Office has received an increasing number of reports of Gray Wolf presence near residences. Yesterday, a Butte Valley resident notified the Sheriff’s Office of two adult Gray Wolves approximately 80 ft from a home in broad daylight that did not immediately flee human presence. At the time of the sighting, the wolves were actively stalking the homeowner’s dogs. This report is one of many regarding the growing habituation of Gray Wolves in Siskiyou…