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Lone Gray Wolf from Oregon finds new home in the Golden State
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Jan 8, 2013
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Lone Gray Wolf from Oregon finds new home in the Golden State
A few days after Christmas, the state of California got an unusual visitor — A large gray wolf.
The Oregon gray wolf nicknamed OR-7 recently photographed by a trail camera in Northern California.
The Oregon gray wolf nicknamed OR-7, that recently wandered into Northern California. This photo was taken in 2011 by a trail camera in Oregon.
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A few days after Christmas, the state of California got an unusual visitor — A large gray wolf.

A few days after Christmas, the state of California got an unusual visitor — A large gray wolf.

It crossed into Northern California from Oregon, traveling more than 800 miles from his pack. It’s the first known wild wolf in California since one was sighted and killed in 1924.

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