Tag: Wolf Reintroduction
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Social media post claims 15 New Mexican wolves were recently released into Colorado – but is that true?
A post that’s been getting a bit of attention online claims that Colorado has recently released another 15 wolves from New Mexico as part of its wolf reintroduction program. A few key factors point to that not being the case. The June 2 post from a hunting-themed page claims that “Colorado wildlife officials just transported…
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Ranch employee reportedly shot and killed mother wolf in Colorado
In recent days, some additional details have emerged related to the death of a wolf that took place in March of 2026. According to a report from Denver7, the wolf that was shot and killed was the matriarch of the King Mountain Pack, dead at the hands of an employee of one of the state’s…
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35 takeaways from Colorado’s annual wolf report: Population grows, high death rate, livestock killings, and more
Colorado Parks and Wildlife has released its Gray Wolf Annual Report for the biological year of 2025 to 2026, accounting for the date range of April 1, 2025 to March 31, 2026. It includes a lot of interesting information related to how the reintroduction effort is going and what’s being done to mitigation livestock depredation.…
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CPW halts effort to kill uncollared wolf, possibly pup that evaded capture in 2024 and was shot in 2025
Colorado Parks and Wildlife has officially suspended its effect to track and kill an uncollared wolf believed to be roaming the area of Rio Blanco County. The recent operation lasted 30 days, between January 24 and February 22, and was the result of chronic depredation believed to be attributed to the wolf. Per Colorado Parks…
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EDITORIAL: Colorado — where wolves come to die
The latest news on Colorado’s precarious and dwindling wolf pack was unsurprising. As reported Sunday in The Gazette, yet another of the wolves relocated to Colorado from Oregon not long ago has died. It happened amid an attempt by Colorado Parks and Wildlife to capture the animal, the state agency confirmed. Enthusiasts of returning the…
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Latest map shows wolves exploring new parts of southern Colorado
Colorado Parks and Wildlife has released their wolf tracking map that accounts for January 27 through February 24 and there are several interesting takeaways. Before digging into this map, it’s crucial to note that the inclusion of any highlighted area does not mean that wolves were present in the entire highlighted area, merely that at…
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Wolf dies during CPW operation to capture and collar in northwest Colorado
Another wolf has died in Colorado – this one, a three-year-old breeding male that was brought to the state as part of the 2023 reintroduction initiative. The death occurred on January 28 and was announced today. According to Colorado Parks and Wildlife, the death was that gray wolf 2305, a King Mountain Pack member, and…
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EDITORIAL: Let’s face it, wolf reintroduction is a failure
With the news last week Colorado Parks & Wildlife will not release any wolves this winter, it has become clear the state is at a crossroads with its reintroduction program. Which is as good a place as any to reverse course — and admit the program is a failure. Voters were ever-so-slightly in favor of…
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More wolves coming to Colorado? CPW provides update on potential 2026 release
Those following along with Colorado’s wolf reintroduction effort have likely been wondering if – and when and where – wolves would be released into the state’s landscape during the winter of 2025 to 2026. After all, wolves were translocated and released during the 2023-2024 winter and the 2024-2025 winter. With the end of January approaching,…
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Another wolf dies, brought from Canada to Colorado in 2025
Another wolf that was translocated to Colorado last year has died, according to Colorado Parks and Wildlife. Not many details have been released aside from that the death was that of female gray wolf 2504 and that the mortality took place in northwest Colorado. With the mortality alert received on January 16, the deceased wolf…