After more than 100 years, gray wolves reappear in Giant Sequoia National Monument

Written By Charles Wolford

GIANT SEQUOIA NATIONAL MONUMENT, Calif. — 

On the morning of July 6, Michelle Harris saw a huge canid with yellow eyes dash across a fire road lined with charred snags and giant sequoias blackened by recent wildfires.

Gray wolf OR-93 ventured from Oregon to Southern California in 2021, a journey that signaled the potential return of predators to the state. (California Department of Fish and Wildlife via AP)

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