According to National Parks Traveler, the sighting marks the first time the wolves have been recorded within the boundaries of the national park, though the apex predators are kno

The apex predator was formerly thought to have been hunted into extinction from the park in the 1920s but has increasingly been getting spotted in certain parts of northern California over the last year. While most were individual sightings, this is the first time that a pack with the capability to breed has been confirmed by authorities.

The endangered species hasn't been spotted within Lassen Volcanic National Park in nearly a century of federal protection

The pack was reportedly spotted by California Department of Fish and Wildlife officials – conservationists are thrilled

Lassen Volcanic National Park is now host to a species which was believed to be extinct, with the apex predator spotted and confirmed to be living in a popular part of the park

There are a number of things you need to look out for if you're hiking in the US and in one state there is now something else to fear

The gray wolf is a recovering endangered species protected under California and federal law, the department said on its website. The native species was eradicated in California in the 1920s and was gone for nearly a century until wolves dispersed from packs in other states and returned to California.