A male gray wolf known as OR-93 was killed after being struck by a vehicle near the town of Lebec on November 10, the California Department of Fish and Wildlife said on Wednesday. A truck driver reported seeing the dead wolf along a dirt road near a road that runs along Interstate 5. The California Department of Fish and Wildlife said a guard quickly identified the wolf as OR-93 because of his collar. “I am devastated to learn of the death of this remarkable wolf, whose epic journeys across California have inspired the world,” said Amaroq Weiss, senior wolf advocate at the Center for Biological Diversity. Due to the location where OR-93 was killed, Weiss thinks he may have taken a trip north. “The fact that he was now heading for Interstate 5 makes me wonder if he had finally decided that he wouldn’t be able to find a match where he was and was going to head north, ”Weiss said. OR-93 was born in northern Oregon in 2019. His journey has been closely watched since federal wildlife officials outfitted the young wolf with a purple tracking collar in June 2020 The wolf has been tracked for first time in California on January 30, 2021. OR-93 briefly returned to Oregon before returning to California to begin its journey south. The wolf has traveled hundreds of miles and has been tracked in various parts of the state. The wolf entered San Benito County in late March 2021 and entered Monterey County on April 1. The last time a wolf was reported in Monterey County was in 1826, according to historical data compiled by California wildlife authorities. OR-93 traveled the southernmost of California that no gray wolf has been documented since its capture in San Bernardino County in 1922, state wildlife officials said.
A male gray wolf known as OR-93 was killed after being struck by a vehicle near the town of Lebec on November 10, the California Department of Fish and Wildlife said on Wednesday.
A truck driver said he saw the dead wolf along a dirt road near a road parallel to Interstate 5. The California Department of Fish and Wildlife said a guard quickly identified the wolf as being OR-93 because of his collar.
“I am devastated to learn of the death of this remarkable wolf, whose epic journeys through California inspired the world,” said Amaroq Weiss, senior wolf advocate at the Center for Biological Diversity.
Due to where OR-93 was killed, Weiss thinks he may have made a trip north.
“The fact that he was now heading for Interstate 5 makes me wonder if he had finally decided that he wouldn’t be able to find a match where he was and that he would head north. “Weiss said.
OR-93 was born in northern Oregon in 2019. His journey has been closely watched since federal wildlife officials fitted the young wolf with a purple tracking collar in June 2020.
The wolf was first tracked in California on January 30, 2021. OR-93 briefly returned to Oregon before returning to California to begin its journey south.
The wolf has traveled hundreds of miles and has been tracked in various parts of the state. The wolf entered San Benito County in late March 2021 and entered Monterey County on April 1.
The last time a wolf was reported in Monterey County was in 1826, according to historical data compiled by California wildlife officials.
OR-93 traveled the southernmost of California that no gray wolf has been documented since its capture in San Bernardino County in 1922, state wildlife officials said.
