SISKIYOU, California — Gray wolves were spotted closer to homes in Siskiyou County, as the Siskiyou County Sheriff’s Office said the encounters are becoming more frequent and more concerning.
The Sheriff’s Office reported they have received an increasing number of reports of gray wolf presence near residences. In one recent report, a Butte Valley resident notified the Sheriff’s Office that two adult gray wolves were about 80 feet from a home in broad daylight and did not immediately flee when people were present. The wolves were actively stalking the homeowner’s dogs at the time, the Sheriff’s Office said.
The Sheriff’s Office said the sighting is part of a broader pattern of what it described as growing habituation of gray wolves in Siskiyou County…