1846: Heavy snowfall traps this carnivorous "Party" in the Sierra Nevada mountains
In 
the late 1800s and early 1900s, heavy trapping pressure on... [DOC] [TLE] Draft Conservation Plan for Gray Wolves in California [PAR] Where wolves are subject to heavy harvest or depredation pressures, their .... or 
limit wolf travel or establishment during winter periods (when snow conditions ..... 
Coyotes in the Sierra Nevada, southern Cascades, and Klamath Mountains were 
.... Distemper is present in wild carnivores throughout the state of California, with.