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

A history-making gray wolf that stunned biologists when she wandered into Los Angeles County earlier this year has now reached Sequoia National Park, marking the first known return of the species to the are in more than a century.

The female wolf, known as BEY03F, was first caught on trail camera near Lancaster in February, when state officials said she may have been the first documented gray wolf in Southern California in 100 years.

Now, the roughly three-year-old predator has pushed even deeper into California’s backcountry, Secret Los Angeles first reported.

The California Wolf Foundation called the journey a sign of “resilience, connectivity, and the future of wolves in our state.”

BEY03F was born to Northern California’s Beyem Sayo Pack in Plumas County and has traveled hundreds of miles since leaving home.

Her path has taken her through deserts, mountain terrain and dangerous highway crossings.

Gray wolves once roamed across California before eradication campaigns tied to livestock protection wiped them out by the early 1900s.

The last known wild wolf in California was shot in Lassen County in 1924.

Wolves first crossed back into California from Oregon in 2011, and wildlife officials now estimate roughly 60 live in the state, mostly in the remote north.

There are no known wolf packs in Southern California, but BEY03F’s journey has raised hopes that the apex predators could one day reclaim part of the historic range.

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