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SANTA CLARITA, Calif. – A black-coated female gray wolf <\/a>has officially crossed into Los Angeles County<\/a>, the first time the species has been documented this far south in California <\/a>since 1924.\u00a0<\/p>\n What we know:<\/p>\n The wolf, scientifically designated as BEY03F, was detected around 6 a.m. Saturday in the mountainous terrain north of Santa Clarita.<\/a>\u00a0<\/p>\n She is a 3-year-old female who was originally tagged with a GPS collar in May while she was a member of the Yowlumni Pack in Tulare County.<\/p>\n Wildlife experts note that her departure from her original pack about a week ago is a natural behavior; she is currently considered a “lone wolf” looking for a mate and a suitable landscape to establish her own territory.\u00a0<\/p>\n This move is significant for California’s ecology, as gray wolves were entirely absent from the state for 87 years until a lone wolf crossed the border from Oregon<\/a> in 2011.<\/p>\n What we don’t know:<\/p>\n It is currently unknown whether BEY03F will settle in the Santa Clarita mountains or if she is simply passing through.\u00a0<\/p>\n While her GPS collar provides location data, officials have not specified her exact coordinates to protect her safety.\u00a0<\/p>\n Additionally, since there are no other known wolves currently in Los Angeles County, the likelihood of her finding a partner in the immediate area remains low.<\/p>\n Timeline:<\/p>\n 1924: The last California gray wolf of the original population is shot.<\/p>\n 2011: A wolf from Oregon enters Northern California, marking the species’ return.<\/p>\n May 2025: BEY03F is fitted with a GPS collar in Tulare County.<\/p>\n Early February 2026: BEY03F leaves the Yowlumni Pack.<\/p>\n Saturday, 6 a.m.: BEY03F crosses the line into Los Angeles County near Santa Clarita.<\/p>\n What they’re saying:<\/p>\n State wildlife officials told the Los Angeles Times that the wolf’s arrival is a historic milestone for the species’ recovery.\u00a0<\/p>\n According to the publication, the wolf population in California has grown from zero to at least 60 over the last 15 years.<\/p>\n The Source: This report is based on tracking data and official statements from California state wildlife officials provided to the Los Angeles Times.\u00a0<\/p>\n Wild Nature<\/a>Santa Clarita<\/a>Los Angeles County<\/a>Instastories<\/a> <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"SANTA CLARITA, Calif. – A black-coated female gray wolf has officially crossed into Los Angeles County, the first…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":170773,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[27],"tags":[1184,2444,48,52,51,47,137,50,49,100,16188,645,425,1181,16359],"class_list":{"0":"post-170772","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-los-angeles","8":"tag-ca","9":"tag-instastories","10":"tag-la","11":"tag-la-headlines","12":"tag-la-news","13":"tag-los-angeles","14":"tag-los-angeles-county","15":"tag-los-angeles-headlines","16":"tag-los-angeles-news","17":"tag-news","18":"tag-santa-clarita","19":"tag-science","20":"tag-series","21":"tag-us","22":"tag-wild-nature"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/170772","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=170772"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/170772\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/170773"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=170772"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=170772"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=170772"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}