By Dr. Lorin Lindner, Lockwood Valley

How far would you travel for love? This three-year-old female gray wolf traveled over 370 miles from Tulare County through Kern County and into the mountains…(please see below to view full stories and photographs)

Editor’s Note: Dr. Lindner, PhD, MPH, is President of Lockwood Animal Rescue Center, Treasurer of the Center for Biological Diversity, and Secretary of the McLellan Wildlife Foundation. She has rescued and worked closely with wolves, parrots, and other wild animals in a therapeutic setting that connects animals with combat veterans for over 20 years.

Photo captions:

Above left: Big Boy (wolf) at Lockwood Animal Rescue Center (LARC)

Top middle: Image of wolf that has been roaming SoCal in February 2026

Bottom middle: Wolf that was hit by a car in Lebec a few year ago

Top right: LARC Wolves Bronco Billy and Lavannah

Bottom right: Twiggy (wolf) at LARC

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This is part of the February 13, 2026 online edition of The Mountain Enterprise.

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