California works to confirm wolf sightings near South Lake Tahoe 02:15. HOPE VALLEY — Once thought extinct in California, wolves are making a surprising comeback.

A man in the Northwest Territories spotted giant wolf tracks, 7½ inches long. Anything longer than 5½ inches is Amarok territory—the legendary lupine of Inuit folklore.

The paw has remained fairly constant since the mid-1970s – with the exception of the 2013-17 era between Gust’s two stints as head coach. When Gust returned, he brought back the traditional paw.

ROCKY MOUNTAIN NATIONAL PARK, Colo.—For more than a month, rumors of a wolf in Rocky Mountain National Park teased biologists with evidence of its presence—a paw print here, a sighting there ...