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(5,643 posts) Wed May 20, 2026, 10:35 AM Wednesday

A gray wolf entered Sequoia National Park for the first time in a century

http://archive.today/2026.05.18-203955/https://www.latimes.com/environment/story/2026-05-18/wolf-enters-sequoia-national-park-for-first-time-in-century-bey03f

For the first time in a century, a gray wolf entered Sequoia National Park. She’s traveled hundreds of miles to get there

A 3-year-old black-furred wolf has become the first of her kind known to venture into Sequoia National Park in more than a century. The animal, known as BEY03F, seems intent on making history over and over again. She made similarly momentous visits to Los Angeles and Inyo counties.
By 7 a.m. Sunday, BEY03F had passed just south of Mt. Whitney, trekking over mountainous terrain of at least 13,000-foot elevation to get there, said Axel Hunnicutt, gray wolf coordinator for the California Department of Fish and Wildlife.

“She did some hiking,” he said.
It’s just a day in the life of the peripatetic wolf, who was born in far Northeastern California in 2023. She’s racked up hundreds of miles, all of which appear to be in service of one thing: finding a mate to settle down with. Her continued sojourn suggests she’s still looking.

Mount Whitney aeriel view video

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A gray wolf entered Sequoia National Park for the first time in a century (Original Post) Beringia Wednesday OP

Very cool. She's not going to find a mate but she's alive, which is something. NNadir Wednesday #1

Yay! Very good news wendyb-NC Wednesday #2

Lovely aerial views of Mount Whitney. hunter Wednesday #3

I agree and there was another article that mentioned how the Trump administration is lifting restrictions on hunting Beringia Wednesday #4

NNadir

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1. Very cool. She's not going to find a mate but she's alive, which is something.

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Wed May 20, 2026, 10:48 AM

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wendyb-NC

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2. Yay! Very good news

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Wed May 20, 2026, 12:49 PM

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They are coming home to their original range. I hope that they will be safe from the encroachments of civilization and humans.

I hope this finds a mate, and wilderness.

hunter

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3. Lovely aerial views of Mount Whitney.

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Wed May 20, 2026, 01:38 PM

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Sigh. When I was a young feral human I set aside time to climb Mount Whitney but the weather did not cooperate. After that life got busy. The hike might kill me now; at the very least it would be painful. My body has been much abused.

A return of the wolves to California might restore the natural environment to some extent, though it's not likely many ranchers would agree.

https://news.mongabay.com/2025/12/choosing-coexistence-over-conflict-how-some-california-ranchers-are-adapting-to-wolves/

I'm the kind of radical environmentalist who thinks we should minimize the environmental footprint of all agriculture, including ranching.

Beef is not an essential part of the human diet and there are some good vegan substitutes now, especially for ground beef. I'll cook vegan and non-vegan meals for my extended family who are everywhere on the scale from vegan to hunting/fishing carnivores. My wife is vegetarian so most of my daily cooking is vegetarian. Fortunately there are no militant vegans or carnivores in my family.

Beringia

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4. I agree and there was another article that mentioned how the Trump administration is lifting restrictions on hunting

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Wed May 20, 2026, 06:44 PM

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It is illegal to kill or harm gray wolves anywhere in California, as the animals are protected under federal and state endangered species acts. While she remains within Sequoia’s borders, BEY03F is also protected under laws that prohibit hunting in national parks, though the Trump administration has been quietly lifting many of these restrictions in recent weeks.

They have maps on that article too, links to them

https://www.sfgate.com/national-parks/article/gray-wolf-sequoia-22264959.php

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