Gray Wolf Updates

CDFW has posted its Quarterly Wolf News Updates: July - September 2024 (PDF), a new Approximate Area of Gray Wolf Activity Map (November 2024)(PDF), and five new depredation determinations for September and October.

CDFW's most recent Quarterly Wolf News Update: July - September 2024, highlights known packs, areas of wolf activity, wolf-livestock depredation investigations, and program communications for the quarter.

The new map of Approximate Area of Gray Wolf Activity, reflects known wolf activity as of November 2024 based on CDFW's monitoring of the species in the state.

New Wolf-Livestock Depredation Determinations include:

• 9/5/2024 - Plumas County - Confirmed
• 9/27/2024 - Plumas County - Confirmed
• 10/3/2024 - Plumas County - Confirmed
• 10/7/2024 - Tulare County - Confirmed
• 10/15/2024 - Plumas County - Confirmed

CDFW is now accepting applications for direct livestock loss compensation (Prong 1) as part of the Wolf-Livestock Compensation Program. Eligible applicants can submit a completed Livestock Loss Application form, found on the Department's Wolf Livestock Compensation Grant's page. Eligible applicants include livestock producers who have had "confirmed" or "probable" wolf depredations after July 1, 2024, as determined through an official investigation and documented by CDFW on a Livestock Loss Determination Form.

Due to the limited funds available to support the Wolf Livestock Compensation Program, CDFW is prioritizing direct loss compensation, at this time, and is not seeking applications for non-lethal deterrents (Prong 2) or pay for presence (Prong 3).

Applications and questions may be sent to wolfcompensation@wildllife.ca.gov

CDFW has posted new depredation determination forms to the CDFW Gray Wolf webpage, under "Potential Conflict and Depredation". Twelve new depredation determinations have been added for July, August, and September 2024.

• 7/31/2024 - Sierra County - Confirmed Wolf
• 8/2/2024 - Plumas County - Confirmed Wolf
• 8/22/2024 - Siskiyou County - Confirmed Wolf
• 8/22/2024 (2) - Siskiyou County - Confirmed Wolf
• 8/26/2024 - Siskiyou County - Non-Depredation & Unknown
• 8/27/2024 - Siskiyou County - Confirmed Wolf
• 9/2/2024 - Lassen County - Confirmed Wolf
• 9/4/2024 - Siskiyou County - Confirmed Wolf
• 9/6/2024 - Tulare County - Probable Wolf
• 9/17/2024 - Tulare County - Non-Depredation
• 9/17/2024 - Lassen County - Confirmed Wolf
• 9/18/2024 - Lassen County - Confirmed Wolf

CDFW has posted its Quarterly Wolf News Updates: April - June 2024 (PDF) on CDFW's Gray Wolf page. Highlights from the update include information on confirmed pups for the 2024 season in various packs.

CDFW has posted new depredation determination forms to the CDFW Gray Wolf webpage, under "Potential Conflict and Depredation". Fourteen new depredation determinations have been added for June, July, and August 2024.

• 6/10/2024 - Plumas County - Confirmed Wolf
• 7/10/2024 - Siskiyou County - 1 Unknown & 1 Confirmed Wolf
• 7/11/2024 - Siskiyou County - Non-Depredation
• 7/11/2024 - Tulare County - Unknown
• 7/24/2024 - Tulare County - Unknown
• 7/26/2024 - Sierra County - Unknown
• 7/29/2024 - Siskiyou County - Confirmed Wolf
• 7/31/2024 - Siskiyou County - Confirmed Wolf
• 8/5/2024 - Plumas County - Non-Depredation
• 8/9/2024 - Siskiyou County - Confirmed Wolf
• 8/9/2024 - Tulare County - Unknown
• 8/11/2024 - Siskiyou County - Confirmed Wolf
• 8/14/2024 - Siskiyou County - Confirmed Wolf
• 8/19/2024 - Siskiyou County - Confirmed Wolf

CDFW has posted new depredation determination forms to the CDFW Gray Wolf webpage, under "Potential Conflict and Depredation". Five new depredation determinations have been added for June and July 2024.

• 6/26/2024 - Siskiyou County - Confirmed Wolf
• 6/28/2024 - Sierra County - Non-Depredation
• 6/30/2024 - Lassen County - Confirmed Wolf
• 6/30/2024 - Siskiyou County - Confirmed Wolf
• 7/2/2024 - Siskiyou County - Confirmed Wolf

CDFW has posted new depredation determination forms to the CDFW Gray Wolf webpage, under "Potential Conflict and Depredation". Eight new depredation determinations have been added for April, May, and June 2024.

CDFW has posted its Quarterly Wolf News Updates: January-March 2024 (PDF) on CDFW's Gray Wolf page. Highlights from the update include information on two new Areas of Wolf Activity and the pack name for the previously unnamed pack in Sierra and Nevada counties.

As of April 11, 2024, CDFW has updated the CDFW Wolf Livestock Compensation Grants webpage with the following information to reflect the current status of the pilot program.

IMPORTANT: The Wolf-Livestock Compensation Pilot Program is no longer accepting applications.All funds are exhausted. Eligible livestock producers have received 100% of the $3 million funds allocated by the Legislature. A total of 109 grants have been awarded to producers in the following areas of known wolf activity: Siskiyou, Lassen, Plumas, Tulare Counties. Participation in the pilot program was voluntary and open to all eligible producers. For more information or questions, please contact the CDFW Wolf Program Wolfprogram@wildlife.ca.gov.

CDFW has posted new depredation determination forms dating back to August 2023 to the CDFW Gray Wolf webpage, under "Potential Conflict and Depredation". The depredation reports confirm 16 wolf depredations totaling a loss of 18 livestock.