Lethal Removal of Uncollared Wolf Suspended Months After Attacks in Rio Blanco County

Lethal removal of uncollared wolf suspended months after attacks in Rio Blanco County

The effort to lethally remove a gray wolf responsible for several depredation events in Rio Blanco County last summer has been suspended, Colorado Parks and Wildlife announced Friday.

Colorado Parks and Wildlife ends unsuccessful search for uncollared wolf killing sheep in Rio Blanco County

Colorado Parks and Wildlife failed in its latest attempt to locate and kill an uncollared wolf in Rio Blanco County responsible for repeated attacks on livestock. The wildlife agency announced on Thursday, March 12, that it was suspending a lethal removal effort after looking for the wolf using drones and thermal imaging from Jan. 24 to Feb. 22.  “With no snow on the ground in the area and challenging terrain, we are choosing to suspend this eff…

Wolf attacking livestock again evades capture

Colorado Parks and Wildlife has suspended efforts to kill an uncollared wolf in Rio Blanco County that has attacked livestock and is the same wolf authorities shot but didn’t kill last year.