A pack of grey wolves, thought to be extinct for a century, has been spotted in Lassen Volcanic National Park for the first time in 100 years.
A deadly apex predator thought to be extinct has been spotted in the US for the first time in 100 years. The species was believed to have been hunted to the point of non-existence in the Lassen Volcanic National Park era but a sighting last month indicates the grey wolves species is recovering. A mother, father, and their two pups were spotted after it was said to have been hunted to extinction in the 1920s.
With the small pack now found in the Northern Californian forest, officials from the California Wolf Watch say they are expecting drastic changes to the ecosystem where the grey wolves were found. It is hoped the endangered species recovers to provide a slow resurgence of canines in the area. Grey wolves were once the apex predator of the Lassen Volcanic National Park and their reappearance has shocked experts who say the pack may be 'utilising portions of the park' as their habitat. In a rare statement from the group, they did confirm the location of the wolves. They said: 'While we do not normally share locations of wolves in this California, because it is in a national park and local media have been reporting on it, we did want to confirm with the public that this is correct. While grey wolves have been confirmed dispersing through the park such as OR-54, a female wolf born in 2016 to Oregon's Rogue Pack, this is the first time a pack has been confirmed inside the national park.' The wolves are yet to be named and it is unknown what pack the breeding adults are from but it does mark the first sighting of grey wolves in the area for 100 years, the Daily Mail reported. Lassen Volcanic National Park was once a stomping ground for grey wolves but hunters and a lack of federal protection left them so culled it was assumed they were extinc
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