Our Mission
The California Wolf Foundation is a non-profit charitable organization established to promote conservation of gray wolves and other native species by reducing conflict with agricultural producers, promoting preservation or restoration of habitats in California, and supporting research and education.
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Conflict Reduction
Providing depredation compensation and funding humane deterrents to avoid, minimize, and mitigate conflicts with agricultural producers.
Preservation
Promoting habitat preservation, connectivity, restoration, and sustainable management of shared working landscapes.
Education
Funding research and education.
Our Purpose
Gray wolves have returned to California for the first time in almost 100 years. In 2011, a global positioning system (GPS) collared wolf (OR-7) dispersed to California temporarily from Oregon’s Imnaha pack. In the past ten years, the California wolf population has increased and as of 2023 there are seven known packs in seven counties (Siskiyou, Lassen, Plumas, Nevada, Sierra, Tehama and Tulare) as well as other detected individuals. As the population of wolves increases in California, conflicts between wolves and livestock producers are likely to increase. Direct depredation losses and increases in operational costs as well as the potential indirect impacts (reduced weight gain, reduced reproductive success, and increased management costs) can produce significant economic losses to ranchers, and can at times be severe locally.
The California Wolf Foundation promotes wolf conservation through support of humane management practices to reduce conflict, provides funding to offset direct financial losses caused by wolf activity, and provides support for research and habitat preservation in California.
News and Events
Community Events
We’ll be participating in the Point Reyes Birding & Nature Festival Sunday Family FUN Day Sunday, April 21, 2024 from 10:30am-2pm on the Livery Lawn | 65 Third Street, Point Reyes Station, CA 94956. This is a great time to come by and learn the latest news about California’s growing wolf population and to participate in fun family activities.
Please mark your calendar for the next Big Day of Giving on Thursday, May 2, 2024. Big Day of Giving (BDOG) is a 24-hour giving challenge that brings our community together to support the nonprofits that serve the Sacramento region. The nonprofits that participate raise much-needed unrestricted funds, and we are honored to be participating for our first time. https://www.bigdayofgiving.org/organization/California-Wolf-Foundation
Livestock Loss Compensation
We have launched our livestock loss compensation program and are now accepting applications for grants to offset wolf-caused livestock mortalities and injuries that occurred within California prior to September 23, 2021. If you have experienced livestock losses from wolf predation, we encourage you to apply to participate in our livestock loss program. For losses occurring after September 23, 2021, producers can request reimbursement from the California Department of Fish and Wildlife: https://wildlife.ca.gov/Conservation/Mammals/Gray-Wolf/Grants
Bookmark Campaign
We have wolf bookmarks available to ignite the spirit of wildlife conservation in the next generation. If you are a librarian or work for a school in California and would like to request some free bookmarks to distribute to students, please reach out via email (below).
We are a charitable organization operated by volunteers. 100% of the proceeds from your donation or t-shirt purchase will directly support our mission.
Please visit our t-shirt shop where you can choose from 3 different styles with multiple product and color options!
https://www.bonfire.com/store/california-wolf-foundation/
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If you would like to make a donation by check, please send payable to California Wolf Foundation, 3031 Stanford Ranch Rd 2-337, Rocklin, CA 95765
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The California Wolf Foundation is a California nonprofit public benefit corporation classified as a tax exempt public charity under Section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code. Contributions to our organization are tax deductible (EIN 87-3467885).
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