The traveling gray wolf finds a newhome

This remote camera photo taken May 3, 2014, and provided by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, shows

the wolf OR7 in southwestern Oregon’s Cascade Mountains. Oregon's famous wandering wolf may have

found the mate he has trekked thousands of miles looking for. Photo: AP Photo/USFWS

Three years ago, a gray wolf left his wolf pack in northeastern Oregon. He

walked from Oregon to California. He was looking for a partner and a new place

to live.

The wolf wandered thousands of miles between the two states. He became

famous. Filmmakers made a documentary movie about him.

Now, the wolf has probably found love. He may even be a dad.

The wolf traveled to California’s Siskiyou County. He was the first gray wolf seen

in California since 1924.

Scientists followed him with a tracking collar. The wolf traveled about 3,000

miles after leaving his pack.

By Los Angeles Times, adapted by Newsela on 05.20.14

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Gray Wolf Is Not Lonely Anymore

Then, he started to act differently. He seemed to be settling in one area of

Oregon.

Scientists wanted to know why he stopped traveling. They put some cameras

out in the forest in April. The cameras took photos of another wolf. That wolf was

black. The black wolf squatted to pee. It had a narrow face and a narrow space

between its ears. That meant the black wolf was a girl.

But was she the gray wolf's girlfriend?

A few weeks later, the cameras got a picture of the gray wolf walking in the

forest. An hour later, the cameras took a picture of the black wolf running past

the same spot. Scientists now knew they live in the same place.

“They certainly know about each other ... It’s very likely they’ve paired up," said

John Stephenson, a scientist.

Gray wolves usually mate in late January and early February. Pups are born in

April.

Forty years ago, lawmakers warned the gray wolf was in danger of dying out

(https://www.newsela.com/?tag=endangered species). Since then, they have

been protecting wolves. Now, the wolves are coming back.

Quiz

1 Read the following sentence from the article.

The wolf wandered thousands of miles between the two

states.

Based on the sentence above, what does the word "wandered" mean?

(A) to settle in one place

(B) to move to different places

(C) to run around in one place

(D) to go directly to one place

2 Fill in the blank.

Based on the article, scientists wanted to know ............

(A) why the gray wolf stopped moving

(B) why the gray wolf did not leave Oregon

(C) why the gray wolf stayed in California

(D) why the gray wolf stayed with his pack

3 Read the sentence from the article.

It had a narrow face and a narrow space between its ears.

The word "narrow" could be BEST replaced with:

(A) wide

(B) big

(C) large

(D) small

4 What did scientist John Stephenson believe about the wolves?

(A) He believed the gray wolf traveled 30 miles after leaving his pack.

(B) He believed the gray wolf did not move around very much.

(C) He believed the female wolf needed a tracking collar or device.

(D) He believed that the male and female wolves knew each other.

Answer Key

1 Read the following sentence from the article.

The wolf wandered thousands of miles between the two

states.

Based on the sentence above, what does the word "wandered" mean?

(A) to settle in one place

(B) to move to different places

(C) to run around in one place

(D) to go directly to one place

2 Fill in the blank.

Based on the article, scientists wanted to know ............

(A) why the gray wolf stopped moving

(B) why the gray wolf did not leave Oregon

(C) why the gray wolf stayed in California

(D) why the gray wolf stayed with his pack

3 Read the sentence from the article.

It had a narrow face and a narrow space between its ears.

The word "narrow" could be BEST replaced with:

(A) wide

(B) big

(C) large

(D) small

4 What did scientist John Stephenson believe about the wolves?

(A) He believed the gray wolf traveled 30 miles after leaving his pack.

(B) He believed the gray wolf did not move around very much.

(C) He believed the female wolf needed a tracking collar or device.

(D) He believed that the male and female wolves knew each other.