CDFW reports wolf activity; Ice Cave pack believed to have pups

Sep 2, 2026

Pat Sater of the California Department of Fish and Wildlife told commissioners the Ice Cave wolf pack was recently near Mineral, a probable depredation was attributed to wolves, staff are trapping to deploy a replacement collar and believe the pack produced five pups this year.

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Pat Sater, the California Department of Fish and Wildlife unit biologist working in Tehama County, updated the commission on wolf activity and predation. He said the Ice Cave pack was last observed near Mineral and that one investigation was adjudged a probable wolf depredation: "they they did claim it as, as a depredation by the wolves." Sater added staff are trapping to place a collar after a collar failure last year and that the pack is believed to have produced five pups this year.

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