US EditionColorado Parks and Widlife Does Not Plan to Translocate More Wolves This Season
Colorado Parks and Wildlife halts wolf releases this winter due to federal import restrictions and high mortality; 13 wolves have died since reintroduction started, officials said.
- Colorado Parks and Wildlife has no plans to release more wolves this season and is exploring options for next winter.
- CPW struck a deal with Canada last year to capture up to 15 wolves from British Columbia and release them in Colorado this winter, but the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service under the Trump administration said this would violate a legal agreement.
- Nineteen collared wolves currently roam Colorado, and at least 10 pups were born this summer in the state's four known packs, but the number of surviving pups is unknown as biologists attempt to count them.
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Colorado wolf re-introduction paused
(COLORADO SPRINGS) — Colorado's wolf re-introduction program is officially on pause due to challenges in sourcing new wolves and external pressures from the Trump administration regarding its rollout. No gray wolves will be released this winter as the state considers next steps. The program initially began with the release of wolves in December 2023 in [...]
Colorado Parks and Widlife does not plan to translocate more wolves this season
DENVER, Colo. (KRDO) -- Colorado Parks and Wildlife (CPW) announced that it does not have plans to relocate gray wolves into the state this release season while it continues to meet with stakeholders. The Colorado Cattleman's Association said that the decision is "a constructive step," but said cattlemen still face issues from wolves currently in Colorado. Meanwhile, CPW says it is unclear how the pause in translocations could impact the wolves …
Colorado wildlife officials say no wolf releases planned this winter after federal interference
Colorado Parks and Wildlife officials release 1 of 5 gray wolves onto public land in Grand County, Dec. 18, 2023. This wolf is known as 2302-OR. (Courtesy of Colorado Parks and Wildlife)Colorado Parks and Wildlife officials said Wednesday that they have “no plans” relocate additional gray wolves into the state this winter, confirming a major setback for the agency’s voter-mandated reintroduction program following federal interference on behalf o…
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