On April 1, the Sierra County Board of Supervisors adopted a resolution declaring a local state of emergency due to gray wolves within the county.
Sierra County is the second county in California to declare a state of emergency, following Modoc County last month.
“The presence of gray wolves in and around Sierra County has been confirmed, with documented depredations of sheep and cattle occurring within five miles of the county line, signaling an imminent threat to local livestock and public safety as cattle return to pasture,” the resolution read.
The board requests the California Fish and Game Commission initiate regulatory changes to grant sheriffs the authority to investigate wolf incidents and declare a specific wolf a public safety threat, authorizing its removal. The board emphasizes that the resolution is not a call for widespread lethal control, but the establishment of tools to allow rural communities to respond to threats in a lawful manner.
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