A new study though, finds that wolf hunting in the Western U.S. has had little impact on the loss of livestock. A famously far-ranging gray wolf is found dead in Southern California The Oregon-born gray wolf gained a following this year when it became the first to travel to Southern California in a century. Over the same period, Montana ranchers lost 62 livestock to wolf depredation, according to the U.S. Department of Agriculture Wildlife Services department. From July 1, 2023 to June 30, 2024, Idaho Wildlife Services investigated 99 wolf depredations . When a wolf or other predator kills livestock or threatens humans, federal wildlife officials are often called to remove the animal.