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First Gray Wolf in Century Enters Sequoia National Park

5/21/2026

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Officials confirmed that gray wolf BEY03F entered Sequoia National Park on May 17, 2026, staying on May 18, 2026, the first wolf in the park in over a century.
The wolf, born 2023 in Plumas County, traveled ~370 miles south, was collared in May 2025, and became the first gray wolf in Los Angeles County and Inyo County since 1924.
California lists 12 wolf packs and protects gray wolves as endangered under state and federal law.

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Story summary

Officials confirmed that gray wolf BEY03F entered Sequoia National Park on May 17, 2026, staying on May 18, 2026, the first wolf in the park in over a century.
The wolf, born 2023 in Plumas County, traveled ~370 miles south, was collared in May 2025, and became the first gray wolf in Los Angeles County and Inyo County since 1924.
California lists 12 wolf packs and protects gray wolves as endangered under state and federal law.