Here is this morning’s top story for May 5, 2025…
- For decades, gray wolves were thought to have been hunted and poisoned into extinction in California with the last sighting of the animal in the 1920s. Since the 2010s, California’s gray wolf population has grown into the dozens, threatening the livelihood of cattle ranchers in places as far north as Modoc County.
Gray Wolf Resurgence Challenges Northern California Counties
A recent gray wolf reappearance in Northern California is sparking concern amongst cattle ranchers who see the apex predator as a growing menace to their industry. Since 2011, when a wolf wearing a radio collar crossed into the state from Oregon, California’s gray wolf population has grown into the dozens.
Modoc County Supervisor Ned Coe said that more ranchers are losing their cattle to wolf attacks as the wolves shift their hunting targets from wild game to livestock.
“They have lost all fear of humans and are coming in and killing livestock in very close proximity to ranch houses that are occupied with families,” Coe said…