Gray wolf tracked in Sequoia National Park for first time in 100 years

SEQUOIA NATIONAL PARK, Calif. – A feminine grey wolf generally known as BEY03F was tracked into Sequoia National Park in California, making her the primary recognized grey wolf to take action in additional than a century.

The wolf was born to the previous Beyem Seyo Pack in 2023, however BEY03F dispersed from her pack previous to livestock conflicts in 2025 that prompted a number of members of the pack to be lethally eliminated by the California Department of Fish and Wildlife (CDFW).

In May 2025, BEY03F was tracked on a CDFW digital camera within the zone of the Yowlumni Pack, the place she was captured and collared for monitoring, then launched.

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Since then, CDFW has monitored her actions all through California.

CDFW tracks these wolves to preserve and observe the inhabitants throughout the state.

BEY01F, a feminine born within the 2023 litter of the Beyem Seyo pack after being launched near the place she was captured with a brand new collar, January 2025. 

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Earlier this 12 months, BEY03F was tracked south in Los Angeles County, in accordance with John Marchwick with California Wolf Watch on Facebook.

Gray wolves are constructed to journey lengthy distances. BEY03F reportedly traveled greater than 370 miles from her pack in Plumas County down into Yowlumni territory, then even additional south into Los Angeles County.

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Now, she’s making the trek up north once more. It’s unclear if BEY03F is touring in a pack or alone by Sequoia National Park, and the way lengthy she’ll keep there.

Gray wolves are listed as endangered in California by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service. In 2011, grey wolves naturally reintroduced themselves into the state.

A wolf stands inside it is enclosure on the Colorado Wolf and Wildlife Center (CWWC) in Divide, Colorado on March 28, 2023.  

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In 2026, there are 9 recognized and monitored grey wolf packs in California, however CDFW understands there may be doubtless an unknown variety of particular person wolves which can be in California that will have dispersed from packs in California or from adjoining states.

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You can sustain with BEY03F and different tracked wolves in California by the CDFW Wolf Tracker.