By  May 16, 2026

There were 55 wolves confirmed alive and nine wolf packs by the end of 2025, the majority of which are clustered in the northeastern portion of the state, according to the California Department of Fish and Wildlife’s annual wolf report, released Thursday. That is up from 50 wolves and seven packs the previous year.

“More wolf packs and more new territories are exactly what we’d want for a wolf population that’s beginning to recover,” Amaroq Weiss, a senior wolf advocate at the Center for Biological Diversity, said in a statement.

Posted by: Clara Harter  Staff Writer , Los Angeles Times May 16th, 2026