California confirms rare sighting of gray wolf in Mendocino national forest
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California wildlife officials confirmed a gray wolf sighting in Mendocino national forest in late August 2026, verified by CDFW wolf biologist with photographic evidence and wolf tracks—the first confirmed sighting west of the Sacramento Valley and a sign the species is expanding its range after returning to the state in 2011.
A century ago, hunters and settlers drove California's wolves to extinction; reintroduction began in 2011. There are at least 50 documented wolves in the state today.
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