Colorado Parks and Wildlife reveals cause of death for wolf that died during capture

Details revealed about the wolf that died in Colorado Parks and Wildlife custody

Colorado Parks and Wildlife has revealed new information about how a wolf died in its custody in Routt County this January. The male wolf, tagged 2305, was around 3 years old and among those translocated from Oregon in December 2023. The wolf was the patriarch of the King Mountain wolf pack, which formed in spring 2025. Parks and Wildlife was capturing the wolf and its female mate to replace the batteries on their GPS collar, something the agenc…

Gray wolf died of acute cardiogenic shock during collar maintenance: CPW

The death of a gray wolf during routine collaring operations in Routt County last month was caused by acute cardiogenic shock, according to a necropsy and mortality report released Friday.

Colorado gray wolf died from capture-related complications, necropsy shows

After the 3-year-old gray wolf was captured, wildlife crews noticed the wolf had a high temperature and had no pulse

Colorado Parks and Wildlife reveals cause of death for wolf that died during capture

The wolf died on January 28, 2026 while Colorado Parks and Wildlife staff was trying to change the battery on the wolf's GPS collar.