Colorado Parks and Wildlife’s top wolf official to retire this year

Colorado Parks and Wildlife’s top wolf official to retire this year

Colorado Parks and Wildlife’s top wolf official, Eric Odell, is set to retire from the agency later this year.  “Eric Odell has been a valuable member of Colorado Parks and Wildlife’s team for more than...

More Than Half of Colorado's Reintroduced Wolves Are Dead. Can the Program Survive Another Year?

The losses keep adding up for Colorado’s controversial wolf reintroduction program. More than half of the 25 gray wolves that have been translocated into the state since 2023 have now died, and the release that was planned for this winter was canceled amid pushback from the federal government. Two high-ranking officials at the state agency overseeing the wolf program have also left or announced plans to leave in recent months. Meanwhile, the cos…