In The News – A lone wolf crossed into Nevada. Scientists are watching what happens next.
May 25, 2026 | Member Submitted
Originally published in the Tahoe Daily Tribune, 5/25/2026, Written by Alanna Garcia
A gray wolf left the forests of Northern California in early February and traveled east into Nevada— a landscape where wolves have not established packs in more than a century.
The wolf, a young male disperser from California’s Harvey Pack, was detected moving through the Truckee area before crossing into Nevada’s Carson Range between Mount Rose and Mount Houghton. Biologists with the California Department of Fish and Wildlife tracked the animal using a GPS collar, part of ongoing monitoring as the species expands across the state. His short trip into Nevada appeared on the agency’s recently launched public wolf location mapping system, which provides delayed and generalized updates intended to balance wolf recovery with livestock and community concerns.